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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Qaroough Island

3 March, 2020

Team Leader
Fatma
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

29.025273731139, 48.170643139362

Survey Information

Location Name
Qaroough Island
Organization/Dive Centre
Nautlis
City
Ahmadi
Country
Afghanistan
Date
3 March, 2020
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 29.025273731139
Longitude: 48.170643139362
Weather Conditions
Good, sunny
Survey Depth Range
18–20 meters
Area Surveyed
3330080 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balloons 1
Balls 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
mixed materials collected
Fireworks 1
Tampons 1
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Zubaidi
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Dead
Comments Biohazard debris

No

Vehicle tires

Metal cans

Fish nets

Metal nets


Irresponsible actions from people

People awareness especially with kids

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