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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Tao Tong

27 April, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
12
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (measured)

10.098998570813, 99.825682655125

Survey Information

Location Name
Tao Tong
Organization/Dive Centre
The coral tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
27 April, 2023
Survey Duration
64 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.098998570813
Longitude: 99.825682655125
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm
Survey Depth Range
4–11.5 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 6
metal materials collected
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 9
Cloth Fragments 2
other materials collected
Plastic Pege 2
Plastic cockroach trap 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Rope/ netting

Plastic cockroach trap

Rope & string (cloth)

Fishing line

Plastic fragments

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