Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Turtle Rock
24 April, 2012
- Team Leader
- Helen Macnee
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 0 kgs (estimated)
8.639068, 97.649918
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Turtle Rock
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Guru
- City
- Similan National Park
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 24 April, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 5 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 8.639068
Longitude: 97.649918
- Weather Conditions
-
Mixed sun & showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 10 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Polysterene | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
Dive site is in Donald Duck bay of Similans Island number 8
Green turtle spotted underwater in exact location of debris on the surface. Dive was part of PADI Turtle Awareness specialty.
