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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS102 - Ray's Point Charna Island

24 September, 2016

Team Leader
Syed Mansoor Ahmed
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
14 kgs (estimated)

24.901209, 66.601129

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS102 - Ray's Point Charna Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Scuba Adventures - Pakistan
City
Karachi
Country
Pakistan
Date
24 September, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.901209
Longitude: 66.601129
Weather Conditions
Choppy Conditions
Survey Depth Range
6–12 meters
Area Surveyed
45 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 20

Scuba Adventures - Pakistan; first dive against debris. Our season starts from September - March. This was our first dive. Thanks to Omair Abu Baker and Mohammad Ibrahim for helping us recover ghost nets and other Marine Debris

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