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DROC - Los Cabezos

26 May, 2022

Team Leader
Christian Harder
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
12 lbs (estimated)

19.75778, -70.51851

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - Los Cabezos
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
26 May, 2022
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.75778
Longitude: -70.51851
Weather Conditions
Regular?
Survey Depth Range
2–7.5 meters
Area Surveyed
11000 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: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 14
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 34
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 66
Metal Fragments 11
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
other materials collected
sanitary towel 4

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