Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Al Aqa Sites
27 April, 2021
- Team Leader
- Emirates Diving Assosiation
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (measured)
25.507142028982, 56.364798545837
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Al Aqa Sites
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Al Boom Diving Center
- City
- Fujairah
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 27 April, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.507142028982
Longitude: 56.364798545837
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 11 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 18 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 26 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 3 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 13 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 9 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 13 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 5 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 3 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 8 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| SCUBA Weights | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 1 |
| Toys | 5 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Sea Turtle | |
| Species or Common Name | Turtle |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | stuck in a fishing net |
| Sharks & Rays | |
| Species or Common Name | Reef Shark |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | injured and dead from the boat blades |
