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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Light House, Koh Tao

14 September, 2024

Team Leader
Darren Sutton
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
4.2 kgs (measured)

10.120838381933, 99.843441789921

Survey Information

Location Name
Light House, Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
Country
Thailand
Date
14 September, 2024
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.120838381933
Longitude: 99.843441789921
Weather Conditions
Occasional heavy rain, with a westerly wind.
Survey Depth Range
11–17 meters
Area Surveyed
8382 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Plastic Fragments 1
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
SCUBA Weights 2
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
other materials collected
Paint fragments 14

Beard trimmer, mobile phone

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