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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Leuk

16 June, 2021

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
8 kgs (estimated)

10.072075, 99.841422

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Leuk
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
16 June, 2021
Survey Duration
67 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.072075
Longitude: 99.841422
Weather Conditions
Sunny and Windy
Survey Depth Range
4–16 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 18
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 23
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 24
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Plastic Fragments 41
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 10
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 8
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing nets

Fishing Line

Plastic Bottles

Fishing Net

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