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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad bay - North, Koh Tao

22 September, 2021

Team Leader
Matt Bolton
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
30.1 kgs (measured)

10.085693, 99.82438

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad bay - North, Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 September, 2021
Survey Duration
20 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085693
Longitude: 99.82438
Weather Conditions
Generally calm, sunny with a couple of late night storms. Sea water has been calm, little current, no swell and up to 10m visibility in Mae Haad bay
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 13
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 22
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 15
Food Wrappers (plastic) 196
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 28
Cloth Fragments 2

weather, tides and mostly human waste

SIM card

plastic

rope, fishing line

metal fragments

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