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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Junk Yard

12 November, 2019

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

10.087239029114, 99.821816334755

Survey Information

Location Name
Junk Yard
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao - Crystal Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
12 November, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.087239029114
Longitude: 99.821816334755
Weather Conditions
sunny / partly cloudy / rainy
Survey Depth Range
7–9.4 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 9
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 13
Cigarette Filters 3
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 23
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 23
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Cloth Fragments 9
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
other materials collected
CD 1
large lamp shade cover plastic 1

rain

lamp shade

metal fragments

plastic fragments

fishing line

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