Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - The Aquarium
14 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Vitali
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 2 kgs (estimated)
18.538912, -68.347941
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - The Aquarium
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Seapro
- City
- Punta Cana
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 14 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.538912
Longitude: -68.347941
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 250 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
N/A
Plastic bags
Comments and Feedback
The plastic bags wrapped around corals from the nursery and they did not survive. (Approx 60 cm of Acropora Corals were damaged)
