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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DROC - Three Rocks

13 April, 2022

Team Leader
ANA
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
0.8 kgs (estimated)

19.773056, -70.514972

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - Three Rocks
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Cabarete
City
SOUSA
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
13 April, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.773056
Longitude: -70.514972
Weather Conditions
Not relevant
Survey Depth Range
5–15 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Plastic Fragments 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
other materials collected
sand paper sticker 1
Synthetic material rope 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris glass bottle

fishing net, it was tangled in coral

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