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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Hin Ngam

1 June, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
6.5 kgs (measured)

10.068254679921, 99.840959248056

Survey Information

Location Name
Hin Ngam
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
1 June, 2023
Survey Duration
59 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.068254679921
Longitude: 99.840959248056
Weather Conditions
Cloud, choppy
Survey Depth Range
4.8–10.1 meters
Area Surveyed
350 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 62
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Plastic Fragments 38
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 23
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
other materials collected
airpod 1
horn 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris net
Other Animals
Species or Common Name sea slug, coral
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris plastic
Comments one slug, several corals entangled in nets, ropes on the reef

horn, airpod

fishing line

rope

plastic fragments

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