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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Chao Fa Pier, Krabi

17 September, 2011

Team Leader
Helen Macnee
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
kgs (estimated)

8.051411, 98.919353

Survey Information

Location Name
Chao Fa Pier, Krabi
Organization/Dive Centre
Blue Guru
City
Krabi
Country
Thailand
Date
17 September, 2011
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 8.051411
Longitude: 98.919353
Weather Conditions
Mainly sunny; few heavy downpours
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
concrete, grass & mud
Ecosystem
Intertidal mud
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 40
Caps & Lids (plastic) 40
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 20
Diapers/nappies 25
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Straws, Stirrers 20
Plastic Fragments 15
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5

Nothing unusual - just an amazing amount of plastic rubbish.


Shoreline clean up, as our dive season does not start until November.

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