Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mango Bay, Koh Tao
21 September, 2018
- Team Leader
- Jamie Hull
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 1 kgs (estimated)
10.123005468693, 99.836282730103
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mango Bay, Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Crystal Dive, Koh Tao
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 21 September, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.123005468693
Longitude: 99.836282730103
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain, Overcast, Low Pressure atmosphere, light - moderate winds all week.
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–15 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 6 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
Additional Information
Fishing line - Entanglement Risk
Metal fragments - Small sharp fragments pose risk
Plastic Fragments - Risk of consumption by marine life - Food chain!
