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ADS470 - Puntilla Wall

10 November, 2018

Team Leader
Luke Charles-Short
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
17 lbs (measured)

19.7617063, -70.5187583

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS470 - Puntilla Wall
Organization/Dive Centre
Superior Dive Sosua
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
10 November, 2018
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.7617063
Longitude: -70.5187583
Weather Conditions
Calm seas with some points of heavy tropical rain in the nights
Survey Depth Range
5–20 meters
Area Surveyed
300 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) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 15
Foam Insulation & Packaging 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Straws, Stirrers 3
Tampon Applicators 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 10
Cigarette Filters 10
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
Pipes & Rebar 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Tampons 2

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Tampons

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