Dive Against Debris Data Submission
MV Jasim
21 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Rebekka Pentti
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 34 kgs (measured)
24.976641, 54.493107
Survey Information
- Location Name
- MV Jasim
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Al Mahara Diving Center
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 21 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.976641
Longitude: 54.493107
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 18–25 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 25 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 65 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 15 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Anchor | 1 |
| Concrete Block | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Arabian Yellow Bar Angelfish |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Net |
| Comments | One Angelfish was found dead in fishing net, the other one released unharmed |
Additional Information
Large Ghost Net covers the bow of this wreck. We were only able to remove a fraction of it for now.
Fishing Net
Rope
Drinking Cans
Comments and Feedback
The AWARE Week is such a great initiative! I'm looking forward to reading a summary after the week from global findings. The only issue with this online data form was that I wasn't able to add two entangled fish separately, one was dead and one was released unharmed.
