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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ao Mao

21 September, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
18
Total Debris Collected
2.5 kgs (measured)

10.093356, 99.853966

Survey Information

Location Name
Ao Mao
Organization/Dive Centre
THE CORAL TRIBE
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
21 September, 2023
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.093356
Longitude: 99.853966
Weather Conditions
Over cast
Survey Depth Range
6.1–20.3 meters
Area Surveyed
1500 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) 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 16
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
other materials collected
Toothbrush 1
Rubber gasket 1
PPE 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing Net

No

Toothbrush

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