Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Qaruh island
18 September, 2022
- Team Leader
- Zhanyla Noruzbaeva
- Number of Participants
- 45
- Total Debris Collected
- 200 kgs (estimated)
28.817151, 48.774933
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Qaruh island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Palms Dive center
- City
- Kuwait
- Country
- Kuwait
- Date
- 18 September, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 73 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 28.817151
Longitude: 48.774933
- Weather Conditions
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The weather conditions were normal, with the slight swell.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1000 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) | 16 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 21 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 11 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 23 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 120 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 5 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 16 |
| Fishing: Line | 100 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 14 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 6 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 100 |
| Plastic Fragments | 100 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 26 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 23 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 13 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Eurycarcinus orientalis |
| Number Entangled | 18 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fishing nets |
| Comments | Some of found crabs were already dead, some injured. We managed to save and release 8 of them |
Additional Information
17 of September was a World Clean up day, our Event went in dedication of this date, on 18 of September 2022
car headlights
fishing nets
fishing robs/lines
plastic
Comments and Feedback
We certified 12 Dive against Debris specialities. Attract more snorkeler to scuba diving activities. Raised awareness about pollution on Qaruh island (marine protected territory)
