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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Junkyard

22 February, 2024

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
0.9 kgs (measured)

10.088054293062, 99.821074331926

Survey Information

Location Name
Junkyard
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 February, 2024
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.088054293062
Longitude: 99.821074331926
Weather Conditions
sunny
Survey Depth Range
4–12 meters
Area Surveyed
3000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Plastic Fragments 14
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 14
other materials collected
plastic mesh 12
carabiner 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris piece of plastic

carabiner

plastic mesh

ropes

plastic fragments

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