Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mae Haad Reef North
29 June, 2022
- Team Leader
- Lauren Wilson
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 61.3 kgs (measured)
10.086703900456, 99.824993973185
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mae Haad Reef North
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Turtle
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 29 June, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.086703900456
Longitude: 99.824993973185
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny with a little bit of rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 500 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 | |
|---|---|
| Baskets, Crates | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 45 |
| Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More | 4 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 23 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 14 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 5 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 11 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 237 |
| Cigarette Filters | 143 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 20 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 4 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 478 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 21 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 9 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 2 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 8 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 11 |
| Rubber Bands | 7 |
| Rubber Fragments | 5 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 32 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 2 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 7 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| face masks | 3 |
| polystyrene | 30 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | plastic fragments |
Additional Information
lightbulbs
glass fragments
plastic fragments
cigarette butts
