Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hin Wong Bay, Koh Tao, Thailand - April 1st , 2015
1 April, 2015
- Team Leader
- Emily Hong
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 80 kgs (estimated)
10.066769, 99.824867
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hin Wong Bay, Koh Tao, Thailand - April 1st , 2015
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sunshine Divers - Koh Tao
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 1 April, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.066769
Longitude: 99.824867
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and waves
- Survey Depth Range
- 4–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 95 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 13 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 93 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 5 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 19 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 7 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 30 |
| Cars & Car Parts | 5 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 6 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubbish Bin | 1 |
Additional Information
There is a lot of construction happening within this bay with the development of new resorts.
Plastic Bags
Plastic Bottles
Cans
