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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay

22 April, 2017

Team Leader
Natalie Hunt
Number of Participants
42
Total Debris Collected
30.5 kgs (measured)

10.120406195041, 99.844177812338

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Divers Koh Tao Thailand
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 April, 2017
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.120406195041
Longitude: 99.844177812338
Weather Conditions
Sunny, Hot, Great underwater conditions for visibility, calm waters.
Survey Depth Range
5–16 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 62
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 136
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 144
Cigarette Lighters 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 79
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Straws, Stirrers 3
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 37
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Condoms 2
Tires/tyres 11
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 9
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
other materials collected
Clothing Pin/Peg 1
Music CD 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Netting
Comments Baby Crab released

Weather patterns on the island, moving currents bring marine debri offshore to the coast. Possibly construction in nearby bays and fishing boats dropping off the garbage in the water.

Plastic Bottles

Plastic Wrappers - single use plastic items


This was a part of the Earth Day event - Island Community Event.

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