Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Zero Gravity #weloveourbeach
4 November, 2018
- Team Leader
- Nicola Liddell
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
25.088687036562, 55.136809185559
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Zero Gravity #weloveourbeach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divers Down UAE
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 4 November, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 43 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.088687036562
Longitude: 55.136809185559
- Weather Conditions
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Very windy, cloudy, rain and dust storms. Typical weather as we come into winter season.
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 9226.19 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) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 8 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
Additional Information
Very popular public beach. Currently there is a large development taking place into the water to create Dubai Harbour.
