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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS280 - Snoopy Island

26 January, 2019

Team Leader
Nicola
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

25.492056398809, 56.362340489287

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS280 - Snoopy Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Sandy Beach Dive Centre
City
Al Aqah
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
26 January, 2019
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.492056398809
Longitude: 56.362340489287
Weather Conditions
Onshore wind
Survey Depth Range
1.4–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2074.79 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 19
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 34
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
Metal D-ring 1

Illegal fishing

Fishing line

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