Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Junkyard
16 November, 2023
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Dowling
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.4 kgs (estimated)
10.086869384103, 99.819425576823
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Junkyard
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Coral Tribe
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 16 November, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 44 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.086869384103
Longitude: 99.819425576823
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 8–15.4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3000 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: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 18 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 7 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 20 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| SCUBA Weights | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Mouthpiece of Regulator | 1 |
| Scuba Weightbelt | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | small fish |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Line |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 14 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Line |
| Comments | 1 Dead Crab |
Additional Information
Weight Belt
Plastic Fragment
Fishing Line
Food Wrappers
