Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Puntilla back to the beach

18 May, 2023

Team Leader
Christian Harder
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
0.455 kgs (measured)

19.761513388102, -70.519855540463

Survey Information

Location Name
Puntilla back to the beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin Sosua
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
18 May, 2023
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.761513388102
Longitude: -70.519855540463
Weather Conditions
Regular
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
2680 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) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Plastic Fragments 20
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Metal Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
sanatary towel 1

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?