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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Leuk

22 January, 2016

Team Leader
David Taylor
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
8.8 kgs (measured)

10.071293, 99.839635

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Leuk
Organization/Dive Centre
Master Divers
City
koh tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 January, 2016
Survey Duration
49 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.071293
Longitude: 99.839635
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
8–11.3 meters
Area Surveyed
10941.2 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sandy bottom next to coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 13
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 9
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Plastic Fragments 48
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 35
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
metal line hook 1

metal hook used by boats to hook lines to moor

rope

fishing line

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