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DROC - La Puntilla

27 April, 2022

Team Leader
ANA
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
4 lbs (estimated)

19.761028, -70.520556

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - La Puntilla
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Cabarete
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
27 April, 2022
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
Weather Conditions
3 heavy rains during the nights
Survey Depth Range
5–19 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 10
Cigarette Filters 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 10
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Cloth facemask 1
Fiberglass fragment 1
Medical gauze 2
electrical tape 2
Zip tie 1
Hairclip 1
Femenine pad 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris inside a sock
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Beer can

Heavy rain last week and Semana Santa

Medical gauze and femenine pads

cans

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