Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ATLANTIC PRINCESS
30 July, 2017
- Team Leader
- Soledad Del Pino
- Number of Participants
- 14
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
18.368893172204, -68.851663023233
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ATLANTIC PRINCESS
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scubacaribe Bayahibe
- City
- Bayahibe
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 30 July, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.368893172204
Longitude: -68.851663023233
- Weather Conditions
-
strong current and some surge, but good nice sunny days
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–13 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 800 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 23 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 17 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 216 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| pool rack (?) | 1 |
| fiber glass | 1 |
| aluminium container for food | 1 |
