Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Deep Wall
6 March, 2020
- Team Leader
- Sioned
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (estimated)
19.764976, -70.520257
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Deep Wall
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Cabarete
- City
- Sosua
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 6 March, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 19.764976
Longitude: -70.520257
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy rain and storms followed by 2 days of sunshine
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–17 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 818.78 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 | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 21 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 11 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Coral |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Type of Debris | Plastic bags |
Additional Information
Stormy weather and rains increased river flow into the bay
Fishing line plastic
Plastic shopping bags
