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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS470 - Puntilla Wall

22 January, 2019

Team Leader
Luke Charles-Short
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
4.5 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
22 January, 2019
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.7617063
Longitude: -70.5187583
Weather Conditions
Calm with a little rain
Survey Depth Range
15–60 feet
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 8
Cigarette Filters 17
metal materials collected
Pull Tabs-beverages 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3

No

Cigarette butts

Fishing line

Plastic bottles

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