Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS516 - Zero Gravity
4 July, 2021
- Team Leader
- Taha Ali
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
25.0887966, 55.11367803
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS516 - Zero Gravity
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divers Down UAE/ Exchanger
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 4 July, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.0887966
Longitude: 55.11367803
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 400 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 12 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 9 |
| Balloons | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 8 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 5 |
| Tampon Applicators | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 18 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 9 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
Plastic
