Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mae Haad, Koh Tao
16 September, 2023
- Team Leader
- Sue
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 38.1 kgs (measured)
10.085243241063, 99.82413475556
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mae Haad, Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Turtle Dive
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 16 September, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.085243241063
Longitude: 99.82413475556
- Weather Conditions
-
light waves, rain, medium windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 5–2 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 40 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 41 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 37 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 11 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 10 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 21 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 327 |
| Furnishings (plastic) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 7 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 11 |
| Plastic Fragments | 479 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 60 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 19 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 1 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 24 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 5 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Furnishings (wood) | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 4 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 30 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| plastic sign | 2 |
| outlet cover | 2 |
| cleaning sponge | 1 |
| CD | 5 |
| handle | 1 |
| Fishing traps & pots | 1 |
Additional Information
CDs
plastic bags
food wrappers
plastic bottles
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