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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay

28 August, 2018

Team Leader
Connor M Yamamoto
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

10.120406195041, 99.844177812338

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Assava Dive Resort
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
28 August, 2018
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.120406195041
Longitude: 99.844177812338
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm
Survey Depth Range
4–9 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Plastic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

Snorkelling tours and items lost because of the snorkelers losing them off the boat

Plastic bottles, most of the more common items

Snorkelling gear, lost from the snorkelling tour boats

plastic food wrappers - common item


Other debris found flip flop, sole of shoes, pieces of fibre glass/wood

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