Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Lighthouse
1 February, 2024
- Team Leader
- David Wende
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 kgs (estimated)
10.1210281, 99.8427988
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Lighthouse
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sairee Cottage Diving
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 1 February, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.1210281
Longitude: 99.8427988
- Weather Conditions
-
Fair
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–10.3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 5112.23 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- 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) | 48 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Staghorn Coral |
| Number Entangled | 38 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic bag |
| Comments | Was severely wrapped, most of the coral was under stress |
Additional Information
Heavy rain in previous weeks
Plastic bags
Ropes
Bottles
Comments and Feedback
Staghorn coral was wrapped in rope and bags
