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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Puntilla to Playa Sosua

1 December, 2022

Team Leader
Christian Harder
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
0.18 kgs (measured)

19.76152, -70.51986

Survey Information

Location Name
Puntilla to Playa Sosua
Organization/Dive Centre
Divecenter Merlin
City
Sosua
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
1 December, 2022
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 19.76152
Longitude: -70.51986
Weather Conditions
Regular
Survey Depth Range
1.5–14 meters
Area Surveyed
4500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sand
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Plastic Fragments 14
Cigarette Filters 4
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
light switch cover 1
lady pat part 1
tablet blister 1

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