Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Japanese Gardens, Koh Tao
8 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Dowling
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.25 kgs (estimated)
10.1189757, 99.8150037
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Japanese Gardens, Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eco Koh Tao - Crystal Dive
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 8 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 62 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.1189757
Longitude: 99.8150037
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 27 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 8 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 22 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 8 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 32 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 13 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
Additional Information
pull tabs, beverage
beverage cans
metal fragments
Comments and Feedback
most of the trash was found in the shallows, very close to the waters edge. It was like a graveyard of cans and also i noticed broken bottles and ceramics which isn't a bad form of substrate but really shouldn't be there.
