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ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay

12 January, 2020

Team Leader
Katarina Grepp
Number of Participants
23
Total Debris Collected
9 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
12 January, 2020
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.120406195041
Longitude: 99.844177812338
Weather Conditions
Calm, slight wind from east
Survey Depth Range
1.5–9.1 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 33
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Line 38
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 34
Food Wrappers (plastic) 32
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 3
Plastic Fragments 30
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 198
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 10
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
other materials collected
Paint roller 1
Light/torch 1
Medicine container (plastic) 1
Face shield/mask 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 7
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Sitting on ropes and nets
Comments Most released unharmed, one found dead

Winds from east, debris from Vietnam found past few weeks on the beach

Paint roller

Rope (plastic)

Fishing line (plastic)

Fishing net (plastic)

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