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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Chaloklum Bay West

29 April, 2023

Team Leader
Peter Wise
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
29.25 kgs (measured)

9.790153, 100.003079

Survey Information

Location Name
Chaloklum Bay West
Organization/Dive Centre
Sail Rock Divers Resort
City
Chaloklum
Country
Thailand
Date
29 April, 2023
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.790153
Longitude: 100.003079
Weather Conditions
Fair
Survey Depth Range
2–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 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) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 43
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 10
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Plastic Fragments 28
Cigarette Filters 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 66
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 17
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Small Fish
Number Entangled 2
Status dead
Type of Debris Net
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Reef Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Net

None

Plastic pearl handbag

Rubber fan belts

Fishing net

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