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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Lighthouse Bay - Koh Tao - Thailand

13 March, 2016

Team Leader
Emily Hong and Rebecca Wastall
Number of Participants
14
Total Debris Collected
35 kgs (estimated)

10.0668, 99.825515

Survey Information

Location Name
Lighthouse Bay - Koh Tao - Thailand
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Divers Koh Tao Thailand
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
13 March, 2016
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.0668
Longitude: 99.825515
Weather Conditions
Hot, Sunny, Surge,
Survey Depth Range
5–8 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 227
Fishing: Line 12
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 15
Gloves (latex) 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 11
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Thermometer 1

Construction in this area and fishing boats

Thermometer

Plastic Bottles

Candy Wraps

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