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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Maehaad Reef

29 January, 2021

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
30.23 kgs (measured)

10.085694, 99.824335

Survey Information

Location Name
Maehaad Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
29 January, 2021
Survey Duration
62 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085694
Longitude: 99.824335
Weather Conditions
Sunshine, calm & good viz
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
45 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) 142
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 26
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 26
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 26
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 12
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 114
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 38
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 97
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Bands 3
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 6
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 24
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Bilge Pump 1
Torch 1
Plastic Matting 1
Boat Engine Cover 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name blenny
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic bottle
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris PVC pipe

Bilge pump

Plastic Bags

Plastic fragments

Wrappers


5th time of doing the same area, noticeably cleaner and seems to be more marine activity. Still finding little pockets of buried debris though on closer inspection, most of which are plastic bags which have been there ages. In our team of 6, 2 of us stayed in the original area whilst the others expanded the search area :-D SUCH FUN!

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