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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DROC - Mini Wall

6 April, 2022

Submitted by: Dive Cabarete , on 6 April, 2022

Team Leader
Ana
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1.2 kgs (estimated)

19.764027, -70.520323

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - Mini Wall
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Cabarete
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
6 April, 2022
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.764027
Longitude: -70.520323
Weather Conditions
Two instances of heavy rainfall.
Survey Depth Range
15–29 meters
Area Surveyed
1800 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 5
Cigarette Filters 1
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glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
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metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
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cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
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paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
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other materials collected
fibreglass fragment 1
metalized plastic beverage wrap 1
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Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Cardinal fish
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Glass bottle
Comments Cardinal fish inside of a glass bottle, was released safely at the moment of the debris removal.
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Additional Information

Glass bottle

Comments and Feedback

We can't find the fibreglass item in any of the categories, therefore we add this in "other debris", but we consider it is a common debris to find and should be located in one of the categories.

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