Dive Against Debris Data Submission
West Wall
9 September, 2024
- Team Leader
- Christian Harder
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 4.285 kgs (measured)
19.760828236868, -70.519793685486
Survey Information
- Location Name
- West Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Divecenter Merlin
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 9 September, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 66 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.760828236868
Longitude: -70.519793685486
- Weather Conditions
-
Regular
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 6 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 34 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 4 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Wheel | 1 |
| Napkin | 2 |
| Medical Blister | 1 |
| Hose part | 2 |
| Carabiner plastic | 1 |
| Paint parts | 50+ |
Additional Information
Scraping boat and letting the remains in the ocean People drinking at sea (bottles)
