Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS197 - Mariam Express
11 February, 2017
- Team Leader
- Annie Halloran
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
25.455472, 55.104444
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS197 - Mariam Express
- Organization/Dive Centre
- THE dive centre
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 11 February, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.455472
Longitude: 55.104444
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong Winds a week ago, calm since.
- Survey Depth Range
- 21–25.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 940 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- WRECK
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 19 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 13 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Toys | 9 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Loose Tea | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Spotted Grouper |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Net |
| Comments | Released from net |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Blue Swimming Crab |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Clothes and bags |
| Comments | Inside bags of clothes |
Additional Information
The vessel sank with the cargo. Over time it washes out of the hold onto the sea floor.
Baby Doll
Plastic bags
Fishing Nets
Comments and Feedback
Would be hugely beneficial to do another dive with more divers and more bags, could get a lot more stuff up. Especially some of the bigger items.
