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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Green Rock, Koh Tao , Thailand

22 April, 2016

Team Leader
Natalie Hunt
Number of Participants
54
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

10.132469, 99.775085

Survey Information

Location Name
Green Rock, Koh Tao , Thailand
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Divers Koh Tao Thailand
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 April, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.132469
Longitude: 99.775085
Weather Conditions
Calm and hot
Survey Depth Range
5–18 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Plastic Fragments 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 11
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7

Whilst on the dive we saw a Black Tip Reef Shark

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