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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DROC - La Puntilla

17 August, 2022

Team Leader
Charles Hay
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

19.761028, -70.520556

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - La Puntilla
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Cabarete
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
17 August, 2022
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
Weather Conditions
Rains over nights
Survey Depth Range
8–22 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
wig 1
battery 1
femenine pad 1
zip tie 1

A wig

FEMENINE PADS

BEER BOTTLES

CANS

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