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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS632 - Jumeirah Beach

3 January, 2020

Team Leader
Paul Firth
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (measured)

25.219872412814, 55.250889770661

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS632 - Jumeirah Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Al Boom
City
Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Date
3 January, 2020
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 25.219872412814
Longitude: 55.250889770661
Weather Conditions
Windy
Survey Depth Range
4–7 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sandy bottom with patches of coral
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 6
Balls 1
Fishing: Line 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Cigarette Filters 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Strapping Bands (metal) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 6
rubber materials collected
Condoms 3
Rubber Bands 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Sunglasses 2
Swimming goggles 1

Usual tourist activity

swimming goggles

Plastic water bottles

Plastic bags

Aluminium drinks cans


The Second dive on our adopted site :)

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