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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Twin Peaks

3 June, 2016

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

10.116218, 99.812431

Survey Information

Location Name
Twin Peaks
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
3 June, 2016
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.116218
Longitude: 99.812431
Weather Conditions
Same
Survey Depth Range
4–18 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Plastic Fragments 10
metal materials collected
Cars & Car Parts 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 13
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

motorbike mirror


Very popular dive site and rarely very much debris

Always too many divers at this site. Should be closed for parts of the year

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