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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Snoopy Island

30 September, 2016

Team Leader
Nicola Liddell
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

25.491708, 56.364484

Survey Information

Location Name
Snoopy Island
Organization/Dive Centre
The Dive Centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
30 September, 2016
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.491708
Longitude: 56.364484
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–6.5 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 10
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

Nylon rope caught around rocky coral - very fine rope around delicate coral

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