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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Hin Wong Bay

5 September, 2023

Team Leader
Jenifer Dowling
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
1.5 kgs (estimated)

10.104175972431, 99.845895773046

Survey Information

Location Name
Hin Wong Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
5 September, 2023
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.104175972431
Longitude: 99.845895773046
Weather Conditions
sunny and partly cloudy, windy, rain
Survey Depth Range
5.1–11 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 7
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
metal materials collected
Wrappers (foil/metal) 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
PPE Mask 1
medication package 1
plastic lilo sheet 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris entangled crab

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