Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS18 - Isla Catalina Aquarium
17 September, 2016
- Team Leader
- Courtney Cicoria
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
18.357921532835043, -69.02529783546925
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS18 - Isla Catalina Aquarium
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Isla Catalina Diving
- City
- La Romana
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 17 September, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.357921532835043
Longitude: -69.02529783546925
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy days, mainly sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 33463 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- seagrass
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 39 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 18 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 44 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 19 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 78 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
Additional Information
Island Excursions
Weird rebar thing
plastic cups
plastic bags
