Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hilton RAK Beach
30 March, 2019
- Team Leader
- Number of Participants
- 40
- Total Debris Collected
- 101 kgs (measured)
25.815084, 55.956245
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hilton RAK Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- City
- Ras Al Khaimah
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 30 March, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.815084
Longitude: 55.956245
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 4000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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) | 43 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 74 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 4 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 7 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 9 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 12 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 160 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 7 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 6 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Banner Fish, Trevally, Yellowtail Surgeon, Hamour |
| Number Entangled | 11 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Trap |
Additional Information
Plastic Bags
Fishing Items
Metal Pipes
