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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Shark Bay Koh Tao

3 November, 2013

Team Leader
Bruno Tavarez
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
60 kgs (estimated)

9.974261, 99.832764

Survey Information

Location Name
Shark Bay Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Divers
City
Chalok Baan
Country
Thailand
Date
3 November, 2013
Survey Duration
72 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.974261
Longitude: 99.832764
Weather Conditions
good
Survey Depth Range
7–12 meters
Area Surveyed
60 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 6
Baskets, Crates 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 20
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 16
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 207
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 310
Beverage Bottles (glass) 23
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 19
Caps & Lids (metal) 300
Cars & Car Parts 1
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 100
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Tires/tyres 5
Rubber Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Tampons 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name sea spider
Number Entangled 1
Type of Debris captured in fishing net
Comments in fishing net

restaurants, bars and resorts along the shore

truck tire


We made a comment of this divesite on the local Save Koh Tao community that more diveschools have to go to this snorkel/divesite.

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