Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dibba Port (part of Clean up Arabia 2016)
30 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Saeed Majed
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
25.609908, 56.293958
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dibba Port (part of Clean up Arabia 2016)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Extreme Water Sports Dubai/EDA
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 30 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.609908
Longitude: 56.293958
- Weather Conditions
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In the previous week there had been high winds for the region with winds of 25km/hr (gusts to 35km/hr) from the prevailing direction of NW. The dive was, however in the sheltered port waters meaning the winds had little impact on the visibility and dive conditions. temperatures from the previous week reached a maximum of 35C with no precipitation.
- Survey Depth Range
- 6.8–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy bottom of Dibba harbour, minimal sea life
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 10 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| sleeping bag | 1 |
| sun umbrellas | 2 |
Additional Information
This is a harbor area and the debris found is clearly debris from boats in the harbor and no one event.
Sleeping bag
Fishing net and rope
Boat battery
Small disposable potable water containers
Comments and Feedback
This Dive against Debris was organized by Extreme Water Sports Dubai and was part of Clean Up Arabia 2016 organized by the Emirates Diving Association (EDA). The team of passionate divers from multiple countries worked with a single goal of cleaning up as much debris as possible in the time available. There were multiple other boats Diving against debris in other locations on this Clean up Arabia day.
