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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mariam Express

8 March, 2016

Team Leader
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (estimated)

25.347129, 55.162354

Survey Information

Location Name
Mariam Express
Organization/Dive Centre
THE dive centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
8 March, 2016
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.347129
Longitude: 55.162354
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
20–21 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Shipwreck
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 14
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2

Fishing, items that were aboard when it sank

Nylon fishing rope

aluminium drink cans

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