Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Junkyard, Koh Tao
11 December, 2018
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Dowling
- Number of Participants
- 11
- Total Debris Collected
- 7.8 kgs (measured)
10.086082177722, 99.824130107132
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Junkyard, Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eco Koh Tao - Crystal Dive
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 11 December, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 55 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.086082177722
Longitude: 99.824130107132
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy
- Survey Depth Range
- 6–16 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 12 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 21 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 15 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 5 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| SCUBA Weights | 3 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 3 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Bands | 3 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 7 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Type of Debris | N/A |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Blue Ring Octopus |
Additional Information
Fishing Line
Food wrappers
Plastic fragments
