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Palm Jumeirah

17 November, 2011

Team Leader
Jason Sockett
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
400 kgs (estimated)

25.134096, 55.116692

Survey Information

Location Name
Palm Jumeirah
Organization/Dive Centre
Atlantis Dive Centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
17 November, 2011
Survey Duration
300 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.134096
Longitude: 55.116692
Weather Conditions
Sunny, slight breeze
Survey Depth Range
10–12 meters
Area Surveyed
m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 2
Pipes & Rebar 7
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
other materials collected
Steel 2" Cable 2
Fishing pots 2
Scaffolding pools 10

Steel cable

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