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Maehaad Reef (SHALLOWS)

3 March, 2021

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

10.085897, 99.824546

Survey Information

Location Name
Maehaad Reef (SHALLOWS)
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
3 March, 2021
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085897
Longitude: 99.824546
Weather Conditions
Flat & Sunny
Survey Depth Range
0.5–7 meters
Area Surveyed
60 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) 31
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 14
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 16
Furnishings (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 21
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 16
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Fan belts 2
toothpaste tube 1

Plastic bags

plastlc fragments

food wrappers


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