Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS470 - Puntilla Wall
14 September, 2019
- Team Leader
- Luke Charles-Short
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 lbs (measured)
19.7617063, -70.5187583
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS470 - Puntilla Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Superior Dive Sosua
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 14 September, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.7617063
Longitude: -70.5187583
- Weather Conditions
-
Waves & rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–20 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 8 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 10 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 8 |
| Diapers/nappies | 8 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 9 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 11 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 6 |
| Tampon Applicators | 3 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 23 |
| Cigarette Filters | 20 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 12 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 8 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| Tampons | 2 |
Additional Information
Heavy rain & some medium size ocean swells
Plastic
Fishing Lines
Cans
