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DROC-Los Cabezos

17 March, 2022

Team Leader
Christian Harder
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
2.5 kgs (estimated)

19.75778, -70.51851

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC-Los Cabezos
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
17 March, 2022
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.75778
Longitude: -70.51851
Weather Conditions
Mostly sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–10 meters
Area Surveyed
2450 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
SAND
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
Plastic Fragments 16
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

Humans....

Food wrappers

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