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DROC - La Puntilla

15 June, 2022

Team Leader
Charles
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1 lbs (estimated)

19.761028, -70.520556

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - La Puntilla
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Cabarete
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
15 June, 2022
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
Weather Conditions
N/a
Survey Depth Range
6–30 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
other materials collected
Pill packet (medicine) mix of aluminium and plastic 1
Paper straw 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Juvenile Octpus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Aluminium Can

N/A

Pill packet

Aluminium Cans

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