Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - Canyon
11 February, 2023
- Team Leader
- Christian Harder
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 4.75 kgs (measured)
19.75718, -70.52068
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - Canyon
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divecenter Merlin
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 11 February, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.75718
Longitude: -70.52068
- Weather Conditions
-
Hugh waves from the north
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- Survey Depth Range
- 9–13 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1890 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 18 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 6 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Sport bag | 1 |
