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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Napparatara Beach Ao Nang

15 December, 2022

Team Leader
Brendon Sing
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
120 kgs (estimated)

8.0458641137168, 98.798715869734

Survey Information

Location Name
Napparatara Beach Ao Nang
Organization/Dive Centre
Shark Guardian
City
Ao Nang
Country
Thailand
Date
15 December, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 8.0458641137168
Longitude: 98.798715869734
Weather Conditions
Good
Calm
Survey Depth Range
1–10 meters
Area Surveyed
300 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sand
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 51
Bags: Trash (plastic) 40
Bait Containers, Packaging 34
Balloons 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 37
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 55
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 32
Cigarette Lighters 6
Cigar Tips 28
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 19
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 62
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 35
Food Wrappers (plastic) 60
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 16
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 1
Straws, Stirrers 32
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Plastic Fragments 100
Cigarette Filters 4
Strapping Bands (plastic) 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 14
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 13
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 8
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 7
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Bands 3
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
Pallets 2
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 12
Cloth Fragments 14
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 15
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3

Additional tourists Lack of bins Lack of awareness


Use gloves Remove water and sand from items Beware fire ants

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