Dive Against Debris Data Submission
T-13
9 October, 2022
- Team Leader
- Harry Blanchard
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 3 kgs (estimated)
8.643341, 98.199803
Survey Information
- Location Name
- T-13
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Go2Similan
- City
- Khao Lak
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 9 October, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 8.643341
Longitude: 98.199803
- Weather Conditions
-
Light rain, overcast
- Survey Depth Range
- 12–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 150 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Artificial reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Line | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic sand bag | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Unknown |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fishing line |
| Comments | Fish was tangled up in fishing line that was wrapped around the dive site mooring line Unable to identify fish species however it was small, body fully silver with hints of yellow near and on the tail. |
Additional Information
Closed dive season so fisherman more active.
Medicine bottle
Dense fishing line and rope
Comments and Feedback
There was a significant amount of fishing line and rope all over the dive site. We were unable to cut free and remove most of it this time round due to the shear quantity down there. More dives to clean up the artificial reef at T-13 are needed. Note: the majority of debris is located at the square without the trucks in.
