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BAN's House Reef

20 September, 2019

Team Leader
Katarina Grepp
Number of Participants
31
Total Debris Collected
100 kgs (estimated)

10.093706785211, 99.82213143123

Survey Information

Location Name
BAN's House Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Ban's Diving Resort
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
20 September, 2019
Survey Duration
100 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.093706785211
Longitude: 99.82213143123
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
11–15.5 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
Dead corals and silt
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 15
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 18
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 21
Fishing: Line 128
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 11
Food Wrappers (plastic) 29
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 17
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 11
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 93
Rope (plastic/nylon) 66
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 3
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 26
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 9
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 24
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 12
Metal Fragments 11
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 13
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 32
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 16
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 15
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 10
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Unknown
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Nets
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs and shrimps
Number Entangled 50
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Nets

Fishing boats with crew park up during the night.

Cellphones

Fishing line

Plastic fragments

Ropes (plastic)

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