Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Chinese Wreck, Mirbat
28 December, 2016
- Team Leader
- Michael Denk
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 247 kgs (estimated)
16.967092989699, 54.70118522644
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Chinese Wreck, Mirbat
- Organization/Dive Centre
- *Private*
- City
- Mirbat
- Country
- Oman
- Date
- 28 December, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 57 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 16.967092989699
Longitude: 54.70118522644
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy, No Rain, Overcast skies, waves 2m
- Survey Depth Range
- 20–25 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 30 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- seagrass
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 7 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 17 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 15 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 35 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 32 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 7 |
| Cigarette Filters | 8 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 60 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Buoys (glass) | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 32 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 45 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 82 |
| SCUBA Weights | 4 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 57 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 43 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 72 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 43 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal (Ship Wreck) | 77 |
| Toilet Seat | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Yellofin Tuna |
| Number Entangled | 54 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Nets - Bottles |
Additional Information
Fish Traps
Plastic Bottle
Plastic Bags
