Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Kubbar Island
17 February, 2019
- Team Leader
- Zhanyla Noruzbaeva
- Number of Participants
- 17
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
29.070418, 48.489498
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Kubbar Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Palms Dive Center
- City
- Salwa
- Country
- Kuwait
- Date
- 17 February, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 29.070418
Longitude: 48.489498
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 22 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 3 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 7 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Atergatis integerrimus |
| Number Entangled | 6 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fishing net |
| Comments | crabs are common victims on this dive site, because of fishing nets left underwater. Crabs trying to escape the trap, therefore trap themselves even more. While rescuing them, many legs were cutted off, because of the very thin lines tangled around them. Released in nature |
Additional Information
Fishing net
Fishing lines
