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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Black Turtle Reef

10 March, 2023

Team Leader
Lucas
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
29 kgs (measured)

10.085534545439, 99.824287747108

Survey Information

Location Name
Black Turtle Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
10 March, 2023
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085534545439
Longitude: 99.824287747108
Weather Conditions
Clear No wind
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 30
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 67
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 35
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 11
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 1
paper materials collected
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1

No specific event. Location close to the pier reknown hotspot for trash

Piggy Bank

Plastic bottles

Food wrappers

Plastic fragments

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