Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Black turtle reef
16 February, 2024
- Team Leader
- Lucas Levy
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 48 kgs (measured)
10.08568, 99.824174
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Black turtle reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Turtle Dive
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 16 February, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 30 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.08568
Longitude: 99.824174
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm and dry
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2000 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 24 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 22 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 55 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 110 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 27 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 4 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Tires/tyres | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 29 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 15 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
Additional Information
General littering from pier beach and boats
Dice
Plastic fragments
Food wrap
Glass bottle
