Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - La Puntilla
1 October, 2022
- Team Leader
- Ana Pineda
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 lbs (estimated)
19.761028, -70.520556
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - La Puntilla
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Cabarete
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 1 October, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 52 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot and humid, ocasional heavy rain. Still experiencing aftermath of Hurricane Fiona.
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 700 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 6 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aluminium Roof Piece | 1 |
