Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Shark Bay
5 May, 2019
- Team Leader
- Patricia De Brito
- Number of Participants
- 5
- Total Debris Collected
- 28 kgs (measured)
10.06252, 99.831148
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Shark Bay
- Organization/Dive Centre
- New Way Diving
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 5 May, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 38 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.06252
Longitude: 99.831148
- Weather Conditions
-
Slight wind on west coast, Shark Bay (east coast) sheltered
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 73.62 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 148 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 22 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 8 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 7 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 4 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 9 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 4 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| Pull Tabs-beverages | 1 |
| Strapping Bands (metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 2 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
Additional Information
Proximity with beach/resort
Water pump and big cooking knife
Plastic bottles
Food wrappers
Ghost fishing lines
Comments and Feedback
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