Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Aow Mao, Koh Tao, Thailand
9 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Monique Richards
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 18 kgs (measured)
10.092284, 99.851534
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Aow Mao, Koh Tao, Thailand
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Davy Jones Locker, Koh Tao
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 9 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 35 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.092284
Longitude: 99.851534
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunshine,
- Survey Depth Range
- 9–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 3348.49 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 21 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 26 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 10 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 6 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 10 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 2 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Cigarette Filters | 12 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 19 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 3 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
Additional Information
No
Ladies pink slipper
Plastic drinks bottles
Glass energy drink bottles
Comments and Feedback
Many dive centres in Koh Tao have been cleaning reefs this week for the SAVE KOH TAO FESTIVAL. Hundreds of kilos of debris have been collected.
