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New Breakwater Abu Dhabi City

9 July, 2022

Team Leader
Abu Dhabi Diving Centre
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

24.472234839801, 54.290405089707

Survey Information

Location Name
New Breakwater Abu Dhabi City
Organization/Dive Centre
Abu Dhabi Diving Centre
City
Abu Dhabi
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
9 July, 2022
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.472234839801
Longitude: 54.290405089707
Weather Conditions
Calm any cloudy
Survey Depth Range
3–8 meters
Area Surveyed
26 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Dolphin
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic water bottle
Comments It’s a little bit fuzzy but it’s okay to clean that site
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Bat fishes
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris plastic bottle
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 3
Status dead
Type of Debris Plastic bottle

Yea

Plastic bottle


Its usually dive with dolphins

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