Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Matthews Reef
28 March, 2025
- Team Leader
- Paula Gallagher
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
18.3659508, -68.8488826
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Matthews Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Coral Point Diving
- City
- Bayahibe
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 28 March, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.3659508
Longitude: -68.8488826
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny, cloudy, windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 13–14.9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
Additional Information
tour boats going to Isla Saona, Catalina, and surrounding area
table top
plastic cups - tourism
bottles - tourism
fishing line - we are in a fishing village
