Dive Against Debris Data Submission
DROC - La Puntilla
10 November, 2022
- Team Leader
- Charles Hay
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 51 kgs (estimated)
19.761028, -70.520556
Survey Information
- Location Name
- DROC - La Puntilla
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Cabarete
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 10 November, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.761028
Longitude: -70.520556
- Weather Conditions
-
Hot, humid, daily short burst of heavy rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 300 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Drums: 55 Gallon | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 8 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Air Conditioning Unit | 2 |
| Plastic wrapping for air conditioning pipe | 1 |
Additional Information
Sportsfishing boat near-sinking accident/event
Huge oil drums all over the bay
