Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Koh Lek East
24 June, 2019
- Team Leader
- James Lyon
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (estimated)
6.5643823110316, 99.346847168832
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Koh Lek East
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 24 June, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 46 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 6.5643823110316
Longitude: 99.346847168832
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny with bouts of rain; rainy, high swell and wind two days prior.
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 25829.3 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 30 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
This is an annual Reef Check area. 2018 was first clean-up. In 2019, we extended the survey area, finding more debris outside our original area. We had no debris in the original survey area. Most debris was discarded fishing nets and related ropes
