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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Atlantic Princes sorroundings

3 June, 2017

Team Leader
Soledad Del Pino
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

18.364738795906, -68.855182081461

Survey Information

Location Name
Atlantic Princes sorroundings
Organization/Dive Centre
Scubacaribe
City
Bayahibe
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
3 June, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.364738795906
Longitude: -68.855182081461
Weather Conditions
good weather
Survey Depth Range
12–12 meters
Area Surveyed
12728 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) 11
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 181
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 6
Plastic Fragments 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1
other materials collected
yogurt cup 1
silicon tube 1
sponge 1

plastic caps

bags

bottles

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