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DROC - La Puntilla

16 July, 2022

Team Leader
Ana Pineda
Number of Participants
3
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
16 July, 2022
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
Weather Conditions
Hot and Humid, daily short period of heavy rain
Survey Depth Range
5–24 meters
Area Surveyed
700 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 24
Cigarette Filters 7
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Metal Fragments 9
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
other materials collected
Fragment of celofane 1
Medical Mask 1
Menstrual Pad 1
Hair Ties 3

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