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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay

6 October, 2018

Team Leader
Leigh White
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (measured)

10.120406195041, 99.844177812338

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Assava Dive Resort
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
6 October, 2018
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.120406195041
Longitude: 99.844177812338
Weather Conditions
Raining, windy
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 19
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 11
Foam Insulation & Packaging 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 13
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Mollusc
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Molusc on motorbike tyre
Other Animals
Species or Common Name small fish
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Found in the plastic bag/bottles

Fishing line

Tyres

Fishing Nets and Lures

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