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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Budda Point

20 December, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
1.5 kgs (estimated)

9.4525272, 100.392124

Survey Information

Location Name
Budda Point
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
20 December, 2023
Survey Duration
72 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.4525272
Longitude: 100.392124
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
2.6–7 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fishing line

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