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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ras Marovi

1 November, 2019

Team Leader
Kathleen Russell
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
2 kgs (estimated)

25.94519443884, 56.418248600862

Survey Information

Location Name
Ras Marovi
Organization/Dive Centre
Al Mahara Diving Center
City
Lima Village
Country
Oman
Date
1 November, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.94519443884
Longitude: 56.418248600862
Weather Conditions
Cyclone
Survey Depth Range
3–15 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 30
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Coral
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Fishing net
Comments Soft corals entangled in fishing net

Cyclone

Fishing net

Fishing net

Rope


Fishing net stuck in soft coral patch and entangled.

Lots of healthy coral

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