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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Fahal Island

1 September, 2023

Team Leader
Behnaz Bani
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

23.678986, 58.501562

Survey Information

Location Name
Fahal Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Omanta Scuba
City
Muscat
Country
Oman
Date
1 September, 2023
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 23.678986
Longitude: 58.501562
Weather Conditions
Wave
Survey Depth Range
5–10 meters
Area Surveyed
12394.3 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1

Over fishing

Fish line and net

Coating the corals and bleach them

Tangled up fishes

Break the corals

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