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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Junkyard

20 March, 2025

Team Leader
Jenny Dowling
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
10.25 kgs (measured)

10.093673147239, 99.817467444651

Survey Information

Location Name
Junkyard
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
20 March, 2025
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.093673147239
Longitude: 99.817467444651
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
4–8 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Straws, Stirrers 6
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Junkyard

no

Air Filter (metal) 2x

Junkyard

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