Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mae Haad Beach North - Koh Tao
13 April, 2022
- Team Leader
- Dan Summerfield
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 206 kgs (measured)
10.086023531504, 99.824379924685
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mae Haad Beach North - Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Turtle Dive
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 13 April, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 45 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.086023531504
Longitude: 99.824379924685
- Weather Conditions
-
Rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 200 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) | 196 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 25 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 74 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 7 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 20 |
| Fishing: Line | 1 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 26 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 200 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 71 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 135 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 50 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 49 |
| Metal Fragments | 36 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 16 |
| Bags (cloth) | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 36 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 4 |
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Floor Mop |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Reef Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 3 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Plastic fragments |
| Comments | Crabs saved |
Additional Information
Previous months monsoon run off
Mop
Broken glass
plastic fragments
hessian sacks
