Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dominicus Reef
20 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Chloe von Kaenel
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 16 kgs (estimated)
18.344579469418, -68.846658258665
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dominicus Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DANA & IVAN CERNY FOUNDATION
- City
- BAYAHIBE
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 20 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.344579469418
Longitude: -68.846658258665
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 13 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| 5 gallons water jug | 1 |
Additional Information
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