Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Magallanes Reef
23 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Chloe von Kaenel
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (estimated)
18.355321170148, -68.840120919403
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Magallanes Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- DANA & IVAN CERNY FOUNDATION
- City
- BAYAHIBE
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Date
- 23 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 80 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 18.355321170148
Longitude: -68.840120919403
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 99 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Fishing: Line | 80 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 15 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing Traps & Pots | 2 |
Comments and Feedback
Except few plastic trashes, all the debris collected were fishing lines, we can't really count how many but about 43kg of the debris collected were fishing lines.
