Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dive Against Debris VI
23 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Nicola Liddell
- Number of Participants
- 20
- Total Debris Collected
- 45 kgs (measured)
25.1648, 55.0343
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dive Against Debris VI
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Dive Centre
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 23 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.1648
Longitude: 55.0343
- Weather Conditions
-
choppy
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–23 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- wreck
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 8 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 35 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 16 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 8 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 20 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 9 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 3 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 28 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 8 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Grouper |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | nets and ropes |
Additional Information
Nothing specific
Batteries
Nets
Rope
Fishing lures
Comments and Feedback
Huge thank you to the Emirates Skin and Scuba Diving Club. In total we ran 2 trips with a total of 4 dives. You guys were amazing and on a mission to clear as much as possible. An awesome weekend
We changed the dive site to a the SMB as we felt that needed a bit of a clean up
