Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sosua Beach
29 June, 2022
- Team Leader
- Christian Harder
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 10.6 kgs (measured)
19.76048, -70.51886
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sosua Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divecenter Merlin
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 29 June, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.76048
Longitude: -70.51886
- Weather Conditions
-
Regular
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 7100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sand
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 13 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 26 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 18 |
| Plastic Fragments | 61 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 39 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 7 |
| Metal Fragments | 9 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 18 |
| Rubber Fragments | 11 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 21 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 1 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 7 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 21 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| sanitary towel | 3 |
| Diaper | 3 |
| Fiberglas parts | 2 |
| Electrical tape | 7 |
| Aluminium foile for hooka | 7 |
| Diesel filter | |
| 1 | Sandpaper |
