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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

LIGHTHOUSE Bay - Koh Tao Thailand

4 September, 2013

Team Leader
Emma Cachione
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

6.315299, 100.898438

Survey Information

Location Name
LIGHTHOUSE Bay - Koh Tao Thailand
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Divers
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
4 September, 2013
Survey Duration
130 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 6.315299
Longitude: 100.898438
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
5–16 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 21
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cigar Tips 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 3
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3

snorkelling boats coming often to this area.


At the same time we conducted a Crown Of Thorns Removal Project from Laem Thien.

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