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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Leuk

25 April, 2024

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
5.565 kgs (measured)

10.072407369543, 99.839649989822

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Leuk
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
25 April, 2024
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.072407369543
Longitude: 99.839649989822
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
5.1–7.9 meters
Area Surveyed
300 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) 21
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 19
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
Straws, Stirrers 9
Syringes (plastic) 8
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 42
Cloth Fragments 2
other materials collected
PPE-Mask 4
Cosmetic glass bottle 1
Plastic bucket 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Net
Comments Got entangled in nets

Syringes (plastic)

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