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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay

20 July, 2020

Team Leader
Natalie Hunt
Number of Participants
32
Total Debris Collected
7 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
20 July, 2020
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.120406195041
Longitude: 99.844177812338
Weather Conditions
Raining, calm
Survey Depth Range
5–12 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 13
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Plastic Fragments 30
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

plastic bottles

plastic fragments

fishing nets


20th July 2020, we hosted a Women's Day Underwater Clean up and all the dive centres came together on the Assava Dive Boat to clean up Lighthouse Bay. A great day spent!!!

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