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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Kish Island

14 October, 2017

Team Leader
Saeid Parvin
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (estimated)

26.5066171748, 54.081228015712

Survey Information

Location Name
Kish Island
Organization/Dive Centre
IranMarina
City
kish island
Country
Iran
Date
14 October, 2017
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 26.5066171748
Longitude: 54.081228015712
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
15–18 meters
Area Surveyed
350 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 13
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 3

volunteer divers cleared a diving site from offshore garbages . On October 12, a group of scuba divers dumped a Sazeh diving site on the beautiful island of Kish from the sea bins there and transferred to the shore . The remaining fishing nets made the death of many underwater animals. Divers participants : Saeid parvin , Ahmad reza Borhani , Mohammad reza shadgard , Saleh Moabed , Vahid rasoolinejad , Mohammad Hossein Khalili , Omid Atrchian , Behzad Espidkar , Salar safshekan

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