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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
17 kgs (estimated)

25.492618, 56.36472

Survey Information

Location Name
Snoopy Island
Organization/Dive Centre
The Dive Centre
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
30 September, 2016
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.492618
Longitude: 56.36472
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
3–6.5 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Plastic Fragments 10
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 15

Heavy Ropes and Floats - had to safely arrange its transport up to surface and then back to the shore.

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