Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - La Puntilla
8 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- Charles Hay
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 0.5 kgs (estimated)
19.761028, -70.520556
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - La Puntilla
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Cabarete
- City
- Sosúa
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 8 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
- Weather Conditions
-
3 instances of heavy rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
plastic materials collected | |
---|---|
Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
Plastic Fragments | 4 |
Cigarette Filters | 8 |
metal materials collected | |
---|---|
Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
cloth materials collected | |
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Cloth Fragments | 1 |
paper materials collected | |
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Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
mixed materials collected | |
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Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Plastic Toy Dinosaur
Cigarette Filters
Comments and Feedback
Less trash than has been seen recently. Perhaps a good sign!