Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Japanese Garden
29 March, 2014
- Team Leader
- Emma Conchione
- Number of Participants
- 13
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (estimated)
10.06622, 99.821777
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Japanese Garden
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sunshine Divers and BAN's diving Resort
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 29 March, 2014
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.06622
Longitude: 99.821777
- Weather Conditions
-
windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 4 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| metalic boxes | 2 |
Additional Information
Japanese garden is a dive site where lots of dive boats/fisher boats staying for overnight due to the islnd which protects them from the wind.
Metalic boxes and big fishing net.
metalic boxes
fishing net
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
After the clean up dive the group went to the nearest coral nursery and did some work over there. Conclusion, a very good day for environmental awareness and responsibility! Thanks to the DMT's and customers of Sunshine Divers and BAN's Diving Resort.
