Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - Atlantic Princess
3 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- Edmund Settle
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 25 kgs (estimated)
18.369028, -68.852306
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - Atlantic Princess
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Coral Point Diving
- City
- Bayahibe
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 3 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 54 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.369028
Longitude: -68.852306
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 11–13 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 20 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
Additional Information
nylon robes
single use plastic cups
fishing line
