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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Leuk Koh Tao

6 April, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
3.9 kgs (measured)

10.071949840306, 99.841759722166

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Leuk Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
6 April, 2023
Survey Duration
59 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.071949840306
Longitude: 99.841759722166
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
7–11.5 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: Trash (plastic) 13
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 9
Foam Insulation & Packaging 6
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 20
Rope (plastic/nylon) 9
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
other materials collected
PPE face masks 8
Plastic Burlaps sacks 7
ice tray 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name coral
Number Entangled 4
Status injured
Type of Debris fishing line

no

ice tray

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