Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS01 - Lighthouse Bay
15 September, 2021
- Team Leader
- Monique Richards and Natalie Hunt
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 3.5 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
- 15 September, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 49 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.120406195041
Longitude: 99.844177812338
- Weather Conditions
-
Raining.
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–12 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 12 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 7 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 8 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
Additional Information
Fishing lines
Comments and Feedback
It looks like the bay has improved with less plastic bottles as seen in the past. Also although we collected a small amount of fishing line/net and lures, this is positive as most likely the fisherman are moving away from the reefs in comparison to several months back.
