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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Junkyard

12 May, 2024

Team Leader
Jenny Dowling
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
8.5 kgs (estimated)

10.087384631181, 99.821008755076

Survey Information

Location Name
Junkyard
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
12 May, 2024
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.087384631181
Longitude: 99.821008755076
Weather Conditions
Cloudy/Rainy
Survey Depth Range
5–14 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 18
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Straws, Stirrers 5
Plastic Fragments 13
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 6
Rubber Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 4
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4

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