Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Twins
18 January, 2013
- Team Leader
- Daniel B. Robinson MI-635791
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 12 kgs (estimated)
10.116584, 99.812143
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Twins
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Asia Divers-EBO S-16907
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 18 January, 2013
- Survey Duration
- 46 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.116584
Longitude: 99.812143
- Weather Conditions
-
Monsoonal
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–22 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| SCUBA Weights | 4 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
Comments and Feedback
Really useful to have a pair of shears; much quicker, easier and safer to remove sections of fishing net that have been colonised by corals and sponges and remove rest!
