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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Truck Stop

8 March, 2016

Team Leader
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

25.428703, 55.045624

Survey Information

Location Name
Truck Stop
Organization/Dive Centre
THE dive centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
8 March, 2016
Survey Duration
88 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.428703
Longitude: 55.045624
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
20–21.9 meters
Area Surveyed
160 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Truck wrecks
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2

Fishing

Metal wire cabling

Nets (not removed)

Nylon ropes

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