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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Qarouh Island

3 August, 2014

Team Leader
MOHAMAD H BUHAMADI
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

28.801962, 48.777924

Survey Information

Location Name
Qarouh Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Nautilus Diving Kuwait
City
Kuwait
Country
Kuwait
Date
3 August, 2014
Survey Duration
120 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.801962
Longitude: 48.777924
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
5–17 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 4
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 4
SCUBA Weights 4
Metal Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
Metal Cable 1
Grill 1
Aluminium Foil 1

we Fishing net in yacht propeller

Sun Glasses

Bottles

Cables

Veg. Cans


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