Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Hin Wong Bay
13 May, 2016
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Dowling
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 8 kgs (estimated)
10.06113, 99.51039
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Hin Wong Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Crystal Dive Resort - Eco Koh Tao
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 13 May, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.06113
Longitude: 99.51039
- Weather Conditions
-
sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 9–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 20 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- 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) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 5 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 4 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| SCUBA Weights | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 5 |
| Towels/rags | 3 |
Additional Information
boats shelter there when sea conditions are rough
fragments of fishing nets
plastic bottles
fishing line
Comments and Feedback
This site is always full of fishing line, nets due to fishing boats taking cover in bad weather.
Always in need of a clean up
