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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DROC - Matthews Reef

13 March, 2022

Team Leader
GIANLUCA lamberti
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
117 lbs (estimated)

18.3659508, -68.8488826

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - Matthews Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Coral Point Diving
City
Bayahibe
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
13 March, 2022
Survey Duration
49 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.3659508
Longitude: -68.8488826
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
10–13 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 28
Fishing: Line 3
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 34
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1
other materials collected
pillow 1
fiberglass 3

first Survey!!!!

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