Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - Mini Wall
7 September, 2022
- Team Leader
- Charles Hay
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 lbs (estimated)
19.764027, -70.520323
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - Mini Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Cabarete
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 7 September, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.764027
Longitude: -70.520323
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot and Humid, occasional heavy rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 13–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 800 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Tampons | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Diaper/Nappy | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Juvenile Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Drinks Can |
| Comments | As always, baby octopus found in beer can! Released safely. |
Additional Information
Full diaper - yuck!
