Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Al Dana Island, Fujairah
6 August, 2024
- Team Leader
- Mohamed Samir
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 kgs (estimated)
25.469489734119, 56.364819318984
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Al Dana Island, Fujairah
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Reef Oasis Diving Center
- City
- Fujairah
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 6 August, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 360 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.469489734119
Longitude: 56.364819318984
- Weather Conditions
-
The lagoon doesn't get effected by weather conditions, but the current, waves bring lots of trash inside
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 30 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 10 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Baskets, Crates | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 36 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 71 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 67 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 2 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 6 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 38 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 8 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 7 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 23 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 16 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pallets | 2 |
| Wood Fragments | 9 |
