Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Aow Leuk, Koh Tao
2 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Dowling
- Number of Participants
- 22
- Total Debris Collected
- 74.9 kgs (measured)
10.071737394526, 99.840723528248
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Aow Leuk, Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eco Koh Tao - Crystal Dive
- City
- koh tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 2 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.071737394526
Longitude: 99.840723528248
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 200 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 7 |
| Baskets, Crates | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 22 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 60 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 70 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 10 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 30 |
| Fishing: Line | 47 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 20 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 59 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 5 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 30 |
| Plastic Fragments | 200 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 16 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 9 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (cloth) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 3 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 10 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | crabs |
| Number Entangled | 4 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Netting |
| Comments | wrapped up in net. |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | octopus |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | netting |
Additional Information
plastic bags
plastic bottles
fishing net
