Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - Three Rocks
16 February, 2023
- Team Leader
- Charles Hay
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 lbs (estimated)
19.773056, -70.514972
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - Three Rocks
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Cabarete
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 16 February, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.773056
Longitude: -70.514972
- Weather Conditions
-
Tropical winter, daily light rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–19 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 450 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Large PVC Planks | 4 |
| Aluminium squared tube | 1 |
Additional Information
Recent stormy weather.
Huge pieces of fencing/roof. Removed what planks were possible but have to return with liftbag for the rest!
