Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Laem Thien
25 July, 2018
- Team Leader
- Paul Meredith
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (estimated)
10.088659, 99.854154
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Laem Thien
- Organization/Dive Centre
- The Dive Academy
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 25 July, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 65 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.088659
Longitude: 99.854154
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy and wavy
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1598.86 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 9 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 13 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 18 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
Additional Information
No
Metal strip
Straws
Bottles
Ropes / Nets
Comments and Feedback
The site was relatively clean
This site has been on the sheltered side of the island and hasn't been effected by the recent windy weather
