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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DROC - Canyon

16 September, 2022

Team Leader
Christian Harder
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
5.28 kgs (measured)

19.75718, -70.52068

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - Canyon
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
16 September, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.75718
Longitude: -70.52068
Weather Conditions
Wind from the north
Survey Depth Range
6–14 meters
Area Surveyed
3300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Plastic Fragments 33
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 15
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
other materials collected
sanitary towel 1
electrical tape 2

Several days of wind from the north and few days with waves from the north.


Why is item 95. (clothing) on the DAD Data Card not under the Cloth Materials part???

The last 3 photos are not related to the debris data recorded above! That is only to show where a lot of the stuff is coming from in Sosua Bay. There are several runoffs along the beach which are bringing all the garbage when it rains....

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