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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DIMC Marina

16 March, 2017

Team Leader
Hannah Campbell
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

25.091502192162803, 55.141098329331726

Survey Information

Location Name
DIMC Marina
Organization/Dive Centre
THE dive centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
16 March, 2017
Survey Duration
28 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.091502192162803
Longitude: 55.141098329331726
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
3–8 meters
Area Surveyed
20 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Marina
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
other materials collected
Reading Glasses 1

We were doing a Search and Recovery dive for a dropped bag - we found the bag but did not count it as part of the debris located. The bag was about 2 kilos and contained wallets with cards and cash.

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