Skip to main content
Menu
Dive Against Debris Data Submission

The wall

26 October, 2019

Team Leader
Maribel Padilla
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

18.35433860975, -68.990466984178

Survey Information

Location Name
The wall
Organization/Dive Centre
Global Dive Academy
City
La romana
Country
Dominican Republic
Date
26 October, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 18.35433860975
Longitude: -68.990466984178
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
3787.67 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 2

No

Plastic bags


Most of the trash washes down from the river

Want to Receive Monthly Ocean News and Action Alerts?