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ADS197 - Mariam Express

12 May, 2017

Team Leader
Raaj Mohan
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
6 kgs (estimated)

25.320132165956, 54.950823783875

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS197 - Mariam Express
Organization/Dive Centre
The Dive Centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
12 May, 2017
Survey Duration
31 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.320132165956
Longitude: 54.950823783875
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
21–23.8 meters
Area Surveyed
350 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Wreck
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Plastic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Travally
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing line
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Pink waider
Number Entangled 7
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic bags

Ship sinking

Fashionable scarfs still in wrapper brand new

Plastic bags for Ingestion

Fishing line

Fish Cages

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