Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Artificial Reef Abu Dhabi
15 May, 2019
- Team Leader
- Kathleen Russell
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
24.60584481189, 54.344753287413
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Artificial Reef Abu Dhabi
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Al Mahara Diving Center
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 15 May, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.60584481189
Longitude: 54.344753287413
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–21 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- other
- Ecosystem
- other
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Angelfish, Hammour, Breams, Batfish, Snappers |
| Number Entangled | 15 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | N/a |
| Comments | Gargours were abandoned and divers opened the trap doors |
Additional Information
Gargour fish traps were used
Gargours
Gargours
Fishing nets
Comments and Feedback
Divers freed the fish trapped inside abandoned gargour fish traps
Lots of marine life around the artificial reefs and lots of slurs
