Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS516 - Zero Gravity
7 July, 2019
- Team Leader
- Number of Participants
- 15
- Total Debris Collected
- 14 kgs (measured)
25.088998, 55.136657
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS516 - Zero Gravity
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divers Down
- City
- Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Date
- 7 July, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.088998
Longitude: 55.136657
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 11 |
| Balloons | 8 |
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 24 |
| Gloves (latex) | 3 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 3 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 19 |
| Plastic Fragments | 50 |
| Cigarette Filters | 12 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) | 1 |
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 3 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Cigarette filters
Balloons
Food wrappers
