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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

The Address Harbour

13 January, 2019

Team Leader
Michela Colella
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
31 kgs (measured)

25.466226, 56.364224

Survey Information

Location Name
The Address Harbour
Organization/Dive Centre
Divers Down
City
Al Aqqah
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
13 January, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.466226
Longitude: 56.364224
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
4666.08 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 25
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 61
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 13
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 29
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 22
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
Pipes & Rebar 14
Metal Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 4

Construction of harbour

An uniform

Plastic bags

Cans

Plastic bottles

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