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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Atlantis Dive Centre - Dive Against Debris II

24 February, 2012

Team Leader
Jason Sockett
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

25.355506, 55.221062

Survey Information

Location Name
Atlantis Dive Centre - Dive Against Debris II
Organization/Dive Centre
Atlantis Dive Centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
24 February, 2012
Survey Duration
240 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.355506
Longitude: 55.221062
Weather Conditions
Strong Winds onshore. Waves about 1m height
Survey Depth Range
5–19 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pipes & Rebar 10
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
other materials collected
Steel Cable 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Number Entangled 30
Comments Groupers, Snapper, Cuttlefish

Steel Cable

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