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Hin Wong Bay Koh Tao Thailand

5 June, 2020

Team Leader
Natalie Hunt
Number of Participants
28
Total Debris Collected
75 kgs (measured)

10.10238381492, 99.847467185648

Survey Information

Location Name
Hin Wong Bay Koh Tao Thailand
Organization/Dive Centre
Assava Dive Resort
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
5 June, 2020
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.10238381492
Longitude: 99.847467185648
Weather Conditions
Calm
Survey Depth Range
6–10 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 20
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 92
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 57
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 46
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 71
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 122
Rope (plastic/nylon) 14
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 8
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 6
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 11
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 6
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7
other materials collected
Plasters 1
face mask 1
metal chain 3
Anchor 1
Sponge 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris In water bottles
Other Animals
Species or Common Name octopus
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris In water bottle

Rain , Wind and storms from the East of the island.

Nets

Fishing lines

Plastic Bottles

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