Saturday, September 17, 2011

Froglegs Scuba Club participates in EDA - ADGAS’ Abu Dhabi Islands Clean Up Saturday September 17


Vance's logged dive #1081

Froglegs participated in ADGAS’ Abu Dhabi Islands Clean Up Campaign on Saturday 17th September 2011. We joined EDA and Al Mahara Dive Center in their dive against debris in the waters around Abu Dhabi International Marine Sports Club marina area and Lulu Island.



Top cover: Anna Elwood
Divemaster: Nicki Blower
Buddy teams:
  1. Instructor: Vance Stevens
    1. Rescue: Bobbi Stevens
  2. Advanced: Roger Norkie
    1. Open/water: Stephen Elwood

Bobbi and I dived together in fairly murky water underneath the boats and against the jetty forming the marina.  Depth was about 3 meters and time 30-40 min, including surfacing often to resolve buddy separations.  There were a few small fish there that liked to nip the top of my head when I blew bubbles.  We also found a pair of miniature cuttlefish each the size of a child's fist.  Like cuttlefish everywhere, they ranged cute to iridescent. We surfaced three bags full of discarded garbage.  Actually for a harbor, it wasn't that filthy.  Under the boats we found broken carapaces of dozens of crabs, the remnants of someone's meal(s).

Here is the map to parking and registration information:
http://screencast.com/t/E78p0g4GxGm

For more information: http://www.divemahara.com/component/content/article/89-dive-against-debris.html

1 comment:

  1. There were a few small fish there that liked to nip the top of my head when I blew bubbles.

    Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi

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