Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - Matthews Reef
24 March, 2022
- Team Leader
- Edmund Settle
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 kgs (estimated)
18.3659508, -68.8488826
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - Matthews Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Coral Point Diving
- City
- Bayahibe
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 24 March, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.3659508
Longitude: -68.8488826
- Weather Conditions
-
Smooth
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 3 |
Additional Information
plastic cups
