Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS609 - Kubbar Island
20 October, 2019
- Team Leader
- Zhanyla Noruzbaeva
- Number of Participants
- 27
- Total Debris Collected
- 105 kgs (measured)
29.070418, 48.489498
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS609 - Kubbar Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Palm's Dive Center
- City
- Kuwait
- Country
- Kuwait
- Date
- 20 October, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 66 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.070418
Longitude: 48.489498
- Weather Conditions
-
It was calm first half of the day, but the way back we were caught into unpredicable storm. Everybody made it safe to the shore
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 11 |
| Cigar Tips | 14 |
| Fishing: Line | 30 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 4 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 7 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 9 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | red crab |
| Number Entangled | 6 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | released in nature |
Additional Information
fishing net had been the most harmful thing to the local coral reef of Kubbar island
Metalic chemney
fishing net
Fishing lines
Plastic
Comments and Feedback
almost 60 people took place in this event, 10 project AWARE certigications were completed, we invited local TV channel to report about us
