Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Catalina Island
13 April, 2014
- Team Leader
- Rita Sellares
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 363 kgs (estimated)
18.374422, -69.006457
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Catalina Island
- Organization/Dive Centre
- FUNDEMAR/CLUSTER LA ROMANA BAYAHIBE
- City
- La Romana
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 13 April, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 120 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.374422
Longitude: -69.006457
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny days and calm weather.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 12112 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand and reefs,
- Ecosystem
- sandy bottom and shallows coral reefs
- 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) | 1 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 20 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 20 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 6 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Diapers/nappies | 10 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 10 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 4 |
| Plastic Fragments | 50 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 5 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 30 |
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 1 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 3 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 30 |
Additional Information
Major part of collected debris com from the river that trought near city of La Romana, so we collected more common objects, espcially shoes, plastic bags, and plastic and glass bottles.
plastic bags
plastic bottles
foam packages
Comments and Feedback
This was an action that we do twice a year, coordinated by Cluster La Romana and Fundemar, we collecting garbage in both, underwater and coastal, near in the sandy beach. We appreciate your effort to collect information about global efforts to ocean conservation. Good job.
This area is part of a Marine Protected Area of Dominican Republic: Catalina Island Natural Monument.
