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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lighthouse, Koh Tao

8 July, 2020

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
0.5 kgs (estimated)

10.120340479906, 99.84375096227

Survey Information

Location Name
Lighthouse, Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao - Crystal Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
8 July, 2020
Survey Duration
68 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.120340479906
Longitude: 99.84375096227
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
6–9 meters
Area Surveyed
35 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
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) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 20
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 21
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 17
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1

plastic fragments

string

pieces of fishing nets


Surprised but delighted to find so little on this dive.

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