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DROC-Los Cabezos

8 June, 2022

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

19.75778, -70.51851

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC-Los Cabezos
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
8 June, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.75778
Longitude: -70.51851
Weather Conditions
Regular
Survey Depth Range
3–6.5 meters
Area Surveyed
3120 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 32
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
sanitary towel 1
tape hub 1
band-aid 1
napkin 1

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