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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

New club reef

14 September, 2019

Team Leader
Khaled Zaki
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
34 kgs (measured)

24.791140871223, 51.48438611419

Survey Information

Location Name
New club reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Khaled Zaki Diving
City
Doha
Country
Qatar
Date
14 September, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 24.791140871223
Longitude: 51.48438611419
Weather Conditions
Normal condition on the beach wind speed 8 to 11kn water temp 31" vis 10m maximum depth 12 m
Survey Depth Range
6–12 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 7
Bait Containers, Packaging 11
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 12
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 18
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 7
Cotton Bud Sticks 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 24
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 5
Toothbrushes 1
Cigarette Filters 50
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cars & Car Parts 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 7
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 3

3 dead small fish spotted during the dive Forsskal and a Silver Bream and on flathead fish on the beach however In general the dive site and the beach was much cleaner than few month back .

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