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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Leuk Koh Tao

17 April, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
21 kgs (measured)

10.093060819266, 99.853710560463

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Leuk Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
17 April, 2023
Survey Duration
68 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.093060819266
Longitude: 99.853710560463
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–7.8 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 76
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 19
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cigar Tips 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 23
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 117
Gloves (latex) 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 7
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 178
Cigarette Filters 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 16
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Bands 3
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
other materials collected
PPE Mask 41
Plastic Burlaps 4
Pregnancy test 1
Ping Pong Ball 1
Plastic broom handle 1
paint roller 1
material hat 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris N/A

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