Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Black turtle reef
15 December, 2023
- Team Leader
- Kieran Hooley
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 81 kgs (measured)
10.085781642644, 99.824018065003
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Black turtle reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Turtle Dive
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 15 December, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.085781642644
Longitude: 99.824018065003
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny, no wind. Current Underwater
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–3.5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 13 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 2 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 13 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 9 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 2 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 126 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 17 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 24 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 12 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
End of monsoon season . Location is close to the pier.
Underwear
Plastics
Fishing Equipment
Glass bottles
