Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Dive Againt Debris Karon Beach
23 March, 2025
- Team Leader
- Kevin Sanford
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 35 kgs (estimated)
7.8579271018678, 98.286285081211
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Dive Againt Debris Karon Beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Fun Divers
- City
- Karon
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 23 March, 2025
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 7.8579271018678
Longitude: 98.286285081211
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm Seas, Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–18 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 30 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
Additional Information
Local Fishing in the area, and tourist discarding debris into the Ocean
Walking Stick
Fishing Nets entagled in Coral
Plastic item buried in sand
Comments and Feedback
A successful collection, and a good opportuntiy for new DMTs to understand that the actions of all people affect the environment they love.
