Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Whala
11 April, 2024
- Team Leader
- David Pletinckx
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 45 kgs (estimated)
18.352099, -68.837265
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Whala
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DANA & IVAN CERNY FOUNDATION
- City
- BAYAHIBE
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 11 April, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 70 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.352099
Longitude: -68.837265
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- 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) | 20 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 8 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 25 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 100 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 50 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
Additional Information
Fishing line and single use plastic.
