Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mina Saqr
28 April, 2014
- Team Leader
- Uwe Woschitzka
- Number of Participants
- 52
- Total Debris Collected
- 258 kgs (measured)
25.983656, 56.056292
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mina Saqr
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Adventure Divers Ras Al Khaimah
- City
- Ghalilah
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 28 April, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.983656
Longitude: 56.056292
- Weather Conditions
-
Weather was fine, sun was shining, sea a bit rough, wind from s/w with about 10 to 12 knots. visibility from 8 to 15 meter.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–11 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 8448 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- Wave breaker, which get followed by sand, wave breaker blocks are already well covered with wonderfol corals.
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 21 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 7 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 7 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 5 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Diapers/nappies | 3 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 13 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 12 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 3 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 3 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 12 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 24 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 6 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 28 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 16 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 20 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | angel fish, parrot fish, |
| Number Entangled | 12 |
| Status | dead |
| Type of Debris | none |
Additional Information
Plastic bottles
Plastic bottles
beer cans
fisher net
