Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay
27 March, 2019
- Team Leader
- Natalie Hunt
- Number of Participants
- 36
- Total Debris Collected
- 64 kgs (measured)
10.120406195041, 99.844177812338
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Assava Dive Resort
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 27 March, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.120406195041
Longitude: 99.844177812338
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and hot, wavy, choppy weather
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–14 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Moderate to rough for waves greater than 1.25 meters
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 562 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 25 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 22 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 144 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 23 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 348 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 24 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 48 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 363 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 8 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 19 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 16 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 68 |
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paint Roller | 1 |
| Douche Pipe | 1 |
Additional Information
Strong winds, water currents directing trash from other islands to this north eastern bay.
Douche Pipe
Plastic Bottles
Plastic fragments
Flip Flops
Comments and Feedback
Great team work as a community on Koh Tao, - Dive centres joined together Assava Dive Resort, DJL and Buddha View. Katarina Grepp - Marine Conservationist presented the Marine Debri Presentation.
