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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Eagle Hills Beach

10 March, 2017

Team Leader
Hannah Campbell
Number of Participants
17
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

25.476794949253073, 56.36302812024951

Survey Information

Location Name
Eagle Hills Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
THE dive centre
City
Fujairah
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
10 March, 2017
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.476794949253073
Longitude: 56.36302812024951
Weather Conditions
Slightly windy on shore
Survey Depth Range
3–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Beach
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Plastic Fragments 11
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
other materials collected
Car Collapsable Sun-Shade 1
Rubber Construction Buckets 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Unknown Species
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Bag
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Starfish
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Bag

Rubber Construction Buckets

Plastic Bags: Lots of floating bags and their fragments are dangerous if eaten

Disposable Food Containers: Break into sharp smaller sections

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