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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS424 - New Club Reef

1 December, 2018

Team Leader
Khaled Zaki
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (measured)

24.839563138464, 51.505623070519

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS424 - New Club Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Khaled Zaki
City
Doha
Country
Qatar
Date
1 December, 2018
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.839563138464
Longitude: 51.505623070519
Weather Conditions
Calm , Sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–12 meters
Area Surveyed
1 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Man made Artificial reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cotton Bud Sticks 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 6
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 3
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 5
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Blue angel fish
Comments This beach is one of the most famous beaches for fishing and diving in the weekend after the other site is closed due to some regulation and security .

Sea the Change was an event i create and organise along with several hotels in town so there was one over 120 person on the beach valenterly from Hotel Staff . there was around 320Kg collected from the beach and around (outside water ) i have a sheet with quantities persentage that i can send you should you need it is necessary .

Car front Gril

Plastics

Glass

metal


It is the individual effort of everyone working together towards a collective goal that makes really effective change for us to live in a better world ..Many Thanks to all BeachCleaning and DiveAgainstDebris NewClubReef dive site to make the change and Sea the change . The aim is to engage to remove trash and debris from #beaches and underwater, identify the sources ,quantities of debris, and try to spread the word around to change the attitude & carless behavior that leads to pollution. Regards

More events will be happening soon in another location

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