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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Bidya Harbour

16 January, 2021

Team Leader
Bowei Zhang
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (measured)

654, 623

Survey Information

Location Name
Bidya Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
PADI
City
Fujirah
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
16 January, 2021
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 654
Longitude: 623
Weather Conditions
Windy/Stormy
Survey Depth Range
2–7 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Cigarette Filters 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Pipes & Rebar 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
other materials collected
Aluminium Bar 1
Eletrical Cabelling 3
Tape Measurement 1

Tape Meansure

Plastic Bags

Eletric Cables

Plastic Bottle


The site has been cleaned up many times, so the state of the environment is recovering, marines are starting to move back again and there are less trash and debris than be fore.

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