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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Junkyard

12 September, 2024

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
4.3 kgs (measured)

10.086105129161, 99.82404177795

Survey Information

Location Name
Junkyard
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
12 September, 2024
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.086105129161
Longitude: 99.82404177795
Weather Conditions
Wet and Windy
Survey Depth Range
7.2–17.2 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 12
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
Plastic fishing reer 1
Sponge 1
Toothpaste tube 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Cawry shell
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fish netting

Plastic fishing reer

Plastic fragment

Plastic bottle

Rope Plastic

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