Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Black Turtle Dive Reef
14 March, 2023
- Team Leader
- abby lawrance
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 6 kgs (measured)
10.087643, 99.82436
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Black Turtle Dive Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Turtle Dive Centre
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 14 March, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.087643
Longitude: 99.82436
- Weather Conditions
-
cloudy, calm surface
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | small crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | in tire |
Additional Information
Dive DSMB
Cigarette buds
Beer Bottles
Comments and Feedback
Mesh bags are not strong enough
Minimal debris
