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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Reef Koh Tao

9 March, 2022

Team Leader
Dan Summerfield
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
372.3 kgs (measured)

10.085981872665, 99.824579497608

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Reef Koh Tao
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
9 March, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085981872665
Longitude: 99.824579497608
Weather Conditions
Stormy
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
900 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 282
Bags: Trash (plastic) 165
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 130
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 52
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 42
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 92
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 293
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 20
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 18
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Straws, Stirrers 18
Plastic Fragments 307
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 39
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 138
Beverage Bottles (glass) 111
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 97
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Metal Fragments 48
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 7
Rubber Fragments 25
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 20
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 42
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 12
Cloth Fragments 25
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 55
Clothing 20
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 23
Toys 2
other materials collected
Canoe 1
PPE Masks 15
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Reef Crabs
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic

Adverse weather events a couple of months ago

Suitcase

Plastic

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