Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - La Puntilla
4 October, 2022
- Team Leader
- Ana
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 lbs (estimated)
19.761028, -70.520556
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - La Puntilla
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Cabarete
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 4 October, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 16–31 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 15 |
| Plastic Fragments | 24 |
| Cigarette Filters | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 14 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 11 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 6 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 24 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 9 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Medical face mask | 1 |
| femenine pads | 2 |
| hairtie | 3 |
| zip tie | 1 |
| Metal roofing big piece | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Juvenile fish |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | soda can |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Decorator crabs |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | soda can |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octupus |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | soda can and metal roofing piece |
| Comments | Baby octopi |
Additional Information
Hurricane Fiona
Metal roofing
metal cans
clothing
Comments and Feedback
Newton DAD Student recommends to put signs and trash cans in the beach of Sosua to avoid tourist littering garbage in the beach , this garbage makes its way to the ocean and pollutes our reefs.
