Nasser's Wall
29 June, 2024
- Team Leader
- Franco Germondari
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 600 kgs (estimated)
23.836361111111, 58.185111111111
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Nasser's Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Omanta Scuba Diving Academy
- City
- Muscat
- Country
- Oman
- Date
- 29 June, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 80 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 23.836361111111
Longitude: 58.185111111111
- Weather Conditions
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generally sunny, temp 35C, Water Temp at the surface 32 C, min Water Temp 30C. Moderate or no wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 600 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Puffer fish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing net |
| Comments | The puffer fish was trapped under the net |
Additional Information
From time to time large fishing equipment is dumped by boat intentionally or as in this case lost by getting stuck on the bottom causing a serious danger to the reef health.
The fishing net was very heavy and it was entangled with soft corals and it was difficult to remove, we used multiple lifting bag and needed 2 consecutidives to be able to remove it
Comments and Feedback
This was the second cleanup on this site as we could not remove the bulk of it on the first attempt. This time we lifted considerable more weight (600kg) . We used 3 lift bags and also had the assistance of the local coast guard with an additional boat who came to lift the net out of the water.
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