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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DROC-Canyon

13 May, 2022

Team Leader
Christian Harder
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
0.2 kgs (estimated)

19.75718, -70.52068

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC-Canyon
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
13 May, 2022
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.75718
Longitude: -70.52068
Weather Conditions
Regular, still do not like that question... better would be to ask for some major event the past 7 days or so......
Survey Depth Range
9–18 meters
Area Surveyed
4660 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Plastic Fragments 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Metal Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
other materials collected
Duck Tape black 1

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