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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Junkyard

12 February, 2022

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
9 kgs (estimated)

10.085577, 99.8239614

Survey Information

Location Name
Junkyard
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
12 February, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085577
Longitude: 99.8239614
Weather Conditions
Scattered Rain
Survey Depth Range
5–15 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 17
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 12
Cloth Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
other materials collected
Fan belt 3
PPE Mask 2
Metal Clothes Hanger 1
Toothpaste tube 1
plastic serving tray 1

fan belts

fishing line

fishing net

string

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