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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Reef

26 May, 2021

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
32.5 kgs (measured)

10.08575, 99.824389

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
26 May, 2021
Survey Duration
58 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.08575
Longitude: 99.824389
Weather Conditions
Clear Skies, Flat ocean
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 266
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 50
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 27
Diapers/nappies 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 283
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 11
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Straws, Stirrers 15
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Plastic Fragments 289
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 7
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 47
Cloth Fragments 19
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
PPE Mask 4
Plastic Buoy 2
Fishing Floats 4
Plastic Razors 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic
Comments His okay

High winds and rain from the last couple of days

Plug Socket & an Extension lead

Plastic Bags

Plastics fragments

Food wrappers


heavy winds, rain and waves. The area we did has been done multiple times and it was starting to look pretty clean but now it's back to having a lot of trash

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