Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Kubbar Island
22 March, 2019
- Team Leader
- Zhanyla Noruzbaeva
- Number of Participants
- 13
- Total Debris Collected
- 17 kgs (estimated)
29.070418, 48.489498
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Kubbar Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Palms Dive center
- City
- Salwa
- Country
- Kuwait
- Date
- 22 March, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 39 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.070418
Longitude: 48.489498
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 18 |
| Plastic Fragments | 8 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| SCUBA Weights | 5 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 8 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | one spot seabream |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | Fishes were still alive, releazed unharmed |
Additional Information
fishing net
fishing lines
Comments and Feedback
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