Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Ghantoot
26 April, 2018
- Team Leader
- Yasmin Abougazia
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
24.860277698548, 54.896072298249
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Ghantoot
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divers Down
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 26 April, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 24.860277698548
Longitude: 54.896072298249
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 250 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- silt
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 7 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | brittle sea stars and fish eggs |
| Number Entangled | 27 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic cups, Plastic bags, Tin cans |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Shrimps, crabs and hermit crabs |
| Number Entangled | 37 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic cups, Plastic bags, Tin cans |
