Dive Against Debris Data Submission
West Wall to Sosua Beach
1 September, 2022
- Team Leader
- Christian Harder
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 1.575 kgs (measured)
19.761555378193, -70.519814442943
Survey Information
- Location Name
- West Wall to Sosua Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divecenter Merlin
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 1 September, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.761555378193
Longitude: -70.519814442943
- Weather Conditions
-
Regular
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–7 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| broom head | 1 |
