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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Leuk

7 January, 2020

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

10.071753401731, 99.839574930189

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Leuk
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao - Crystal Diver
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
7 January, 2020
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.071753401731
Longitude: 99.839574930189
Weather Conditions
Slight rain fall and mostly sunny.
Survey Depth Range
3.5–9.5 meters
Area Surveyed
250 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 15
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 24
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 62
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Straws, Stirrers 9
Plastic Fragments 126
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 53
mixed materials collected
Clothing 7
other materials collected
Face cream tube 2
Fabric softener packet 1
Tooth brush wrapper 2
Packing tape 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Status dead
Other Fish
Species or Common Name N/A
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris Plastic Bottle

More frequent currents due to time of year and Rainfall.

Plastic Fragments

Plastic Food Wrappers

Rope and String

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