Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mae Haad Beach
19 December, 2024
- Team Leader
- Viktoria Balogh
- Number of Participants
- 19
- Total Debris Collected
- 30 kgs (estimated)
10.08248506386, 99.823102698135
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mae Haad Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Master Divers
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 19 December, 2024
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.08248506386
Longitude: 99.823102698135
- Weather Conditions
-
Big storm, rain and wind
Floodings on the island
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–0 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1630 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Sandy beach
- 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 |
| Baskets, Crates | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 20 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 30 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 20 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 30 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 150 |
| Cigarette Filters | 100 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 15 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 20 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 7 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 5 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 10 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
Additional Information
Big floodings during a storm probably washed off a lot of items from the houses, shops and trash cans.
Big car tire Snorkel mask
Styrofoam pieces all around the beach
