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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
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

Stormy weather and rains increased river flow into the bay

Fishing line plastic

Plastic shopping bags

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