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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

DROC - Mini Wall

30 November, 2022

Team Leader
Charles
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
3 lbs (estimated)

19.764027, -70.520323

Survey Information

Location Name
DROC - Mini Wall
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Cabarete
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
30 November, 2022
Survey Duration
42 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.764027
Longitude: -70.520323
Weather Conditions
Light rains
Survey Depth Range
7–16 meters
Area Surveyed
400 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) 1
Fishing: Line 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 4
Cigarette Filters 4
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Hair ties 4
Plastica bracelet 1
zip tie 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Hermit crab and Decorator crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris glass botles

Surge

Light stick

Cigarret filters and glass bottles

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