Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mercato
8 February, 2024
- Team Leader
- Janhavi Deodhar
- Number of Participants
- 29
- Total Debris Collected
- 40 kgs (estimated)
25.214257844451, 55.245425869781
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mercato
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Al boom diving center
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 8 February, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.214257844451
Longitude: 55.245425869781
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–2.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 491.68 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 10 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 13 |
| Balloons | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 15 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 10 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 10 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 10 |
| Gloves (latex) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 2 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 15 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 19 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 15 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Batteries: Car Or Boat | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 2 |
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
No
Liquor bottles
Liquor cans
Paper cups
