Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Maehaad Reef
22 February, 2021
- Team Leader
- Jennifer Dowling
- Number of Participants
- 6
- Total Debris Collected
- 27.2 kgs (measured)
10.085943510126, 99.824439345571
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Maehaad Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Eco Koh Tao
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 22 February, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 59 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.085943510126
Longitude: 99.824439345571
- Weather Conditions
-
Full Sunshire
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 50 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) | 33 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 18 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 29 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 14 |
| Diapers/nappies | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 66 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 27 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 4 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 93 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 33 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 2 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 6 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| Rubber Fragments | 7 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 36 |
| Cloth Fragments | 13 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 1 |
| Toys | 1 |
Additional Information
Plastic lion toy
plastic fragments
rope & string
plastic bags
Comments and Feedback
Completely forgot to take photo's.
