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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Aow Luek

19 January, 2023

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
22 kgs (estimated)

10.071945449919, 99.839344996462

Survey Information

Location Name
Aow Luek
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
19 January, 2023
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.071945449919
Longitude: 99.839344996462
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
7–11.5 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 51
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 25
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 9
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 32
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 21
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 29
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 25
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
nappies 2
Pen 1
Foam 1
torch 1
Ruler 1
lighter 1
face mask 1
Bed Sheet 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Coral
Number Entangled 4
Status injured
Type of Debris N/A
Comments N/A

Possibly changing tides

Plastic Bags

Plastic bags

Fishing Net

Rope & String

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