Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Whala
9 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- David Pletickx
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 93 kgs (estimated)
18.348617, -68.834497
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Whala
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DANA & IVAN CERNY FOUNDATION
- City
- BAYAHIBE
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 9 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.348617
Longitude: -68.834497
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 50 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 15 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 7 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
1 huge fishing net approximately 100 ft, 1 big pipe and a huge tarp approximately 120 square ft.
