Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Laem Thien - Koh Tao - Thailand
2 June, 2015
- Team Leader
- Mohammad Shake Ashiff Bin Saripan
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (estimated)
10.091057, 99.855772
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Laem Thien - Koh Tao - Thailand
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sunshine Divers
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 2 June, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.091057
Longitude: 99.855772
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy, Choppy weather
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 5 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 8 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 10 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 5 |
Additional Information
Laem Thien is a popular snorkelling and rock jumping location. Access via road and boat so several people come through and leave trash behind.
plastic
Plastic Bottles
