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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Junkyard

19 September, 2022

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
1.5 kgs (estimated)

10.086716, 99.823414

Survey Information

Location Name
Junkyard
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
19 September, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.086716
Longitude: 99.823414
Weather Conditions
Cloudy
Survey Depth Range
8–16.6 meters
Area Surveyed
191.81 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 25
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 5
Metal Fragments 2
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
Hardened glue 2

Pvc pipes

Plastic fragments

Fishing lines

Plastic bottles

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