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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Hin Ngam

27 April, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (measured)

10.068123586794, 99.840544531778

Survey Information

Location Name
Hin Ngam
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
27 April, 2023
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.068123586794
Longitude: 99.840544531778
Weather Conditions
Sunny & wavey. Slight current
Survey Depth Range
5–11.2 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: Trash (plastic) 11
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 4
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 27
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 27
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 20
Cloth Fragments 6
other materials collected
Covid Mask 4
Razor Blade 1
Catheter 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Robe/net

Catheter

Fishing line

Plastic fragments

Rope & string

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