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Dive Against Debris fund raising Sak Island Pattaya Thailand

Dive Against Debris Sak Island Pattaya Thailand
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The dive site lie in the north bay of Sak island , an hour away from famous pattaya beach where tourist , snorkeller  , scuba diver ,sun seeker heading for a day trip which several water activities to offer like jet ski  ,banana boat , sailing  ,etc . Due to the bay close to the shore so it is easy assessible and it always so crowded especially during the weekend and public holidays  . The underwater composition  is sandy bottom with occasional small rock ,depth range from 3 meters till 12 meters in the bay .The current sometimes strong check with the tide table and mooring the boat inside the bay will assist in compromise with the current .Most of  debris were thrown from the boat , majority more than 50 %  are glass bottles ,plastic bottles buried  under the sand ,  clothes, rubber , battery and everything people carry on board can become underwater debris.

There are many interesting creatures which make the collecting debris more fun such as school of razor fish, pipe fish , sea moth , Cuttlefish, box fish , sea horses, nudi ,sea slug  and other rare small creatures 

Please be careful when collecting debris in the shallow depth require good buoyancy control due to traffic above , it is advised to use buoy and dive flag and ascent nearby or use DSMB if the ascent away.

Photo Credited : DMT Boat Rattachai Nunthaworrarat

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