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ADS516 - Zero Gravity

3 September, 2019

Team Leader
Talih Talih
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
13.5 kgs (measured)

25.088998, 55.136657

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS516 - Zero Gravity
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers Down UAE
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
3 September, 2019
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.088998
Longitude: 55.136657
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 11
Bags: Trash (plastic) 12
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Carpet (synthetic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 26
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 33
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 8
Plastic Fragments 30
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Screwdriver 1
Ore 1

Plastic Bags

Plastic Food Wrappers


Ore

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