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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Leuk

1 June, 2023

Submitted by: The Coral Tribe , on 1 June, 2023

Team Leader
Jenny Dowling
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
3.5 kgs (measured)

10.072023809018, 99.839932374656

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Leuk
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
1 June, 2023
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.072023809018
Longitude: 99.839932374656
Weather Conditions
Cloudy, choppy
Survey Depth Range
6–12.7 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 50
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Syringes (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 13
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metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
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cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
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other materials collected
zip ties 2
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Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name shrimp, crab
Number Entangled 4
Status injured
Type of Debris plastic
Comments 1 shrimp 3 crab
Other Animals
Species or Common Name worm
Number Entangled 4
Status injured
Type of Debris plastic
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Additional Information

syringe

fishing line

plastic fragment

rope

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