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ADS432 - Laem Thian

22 April, 2019

Team Leader
Katie Woodroffe
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (measured)

10.087849598222, 99.853415506528

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS432 - Laem Thian
Organization/Dive Centre
Master Divers
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 April, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.087849598222
Longitude: 99.853415506528
Weather Conditions
Hot and calm
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
80 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Plastic Fragments 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 21
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Barnacles
Number Entangled 1
Type of Debris Fishing rope, line and nets
Comments Lots of barnacle growth forming large clumps/knots on tangled fishing material.

No

Fishing/lobster trap

Plastic

Fishing debris

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