Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS12 - Isla Catalina The Wall
17 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Courtney Cicoia
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 50 kgs (estimated)
18.370227031617, -69.00083810091
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS12 - Isla Catalina The Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Isla Catalina Diving
- City
- La Romana
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 17 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.370227031617
Longitude: -69.00083810091
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy days, mainly sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5612 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 75 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 25 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 46 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 3 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 20 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 7 |
| Plastic Fragments | 156 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 13 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 4 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Condoms | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Towels/rags | 5 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 5 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 7 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 13 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Car Fuse wire | 1 |
| wooden boat stop | 1 |
Additional Information
Excursion to the island
plastic water Floatie
plastic cups
plastic bags
