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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Hin Wong Bay

28 September, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
25.2 kgs (measured)

10.104334, 99.848847

Survey Information

Location Name
Hin Wong Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
THE CORAL TRIBE
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
28 September, 2023
Survey Duration
59 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.104334
Longitude: 99.848847
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
7–12.2 meters
Area Surveyed
4748.12 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 14
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 20
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 55
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 45
Plastic Fragments 30
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 17
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 30
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 4
Rope And String (cloth) 75
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 8
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 8
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Ropes

No

cushion / door mat

plastic: fishing line, food wrapper

metal: wire, cans

cloth: ropes

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