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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Hin Wong Bay - Koh Tao

8 June, 2021

Team Leader
Monique Richards, Julian Pirie, Natalie Hunt
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
35 kgs (measured)

10.105488418156, 99.846898983304

Survey Information

Location Name
Hin Wong Bay - Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
Assava Dive Resort
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
8 June, 2021
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.105488418156
Longitude: 99.846898983304
Weather Conditions
Raining
Survey Depth Range
8–16 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 57
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1000
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 424
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Nets

Fishing Boats mooring in this location due to rough conditions out at sea.

Fishing Nets

Fishing Lines

Plastic Fragments

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