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DROC-Los Cabezos

18 July, 2022

Team Leader
Christian Harder
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1.85 kgs (measured)

19.75778, -70.51851

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC-Los Cabezos
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
18 July, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.75778
Longitude: -70.51851
Weather Conditions
Regular
Survey Depth Range
2–7.5 meters
Area Surveyed
6800 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
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Diapers/nappies 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 19
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
sanitary towel 2

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