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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand

1 March, 2015

Team Leader
Camille Lemmens
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
400 kgs (estimated)

9.529079, 100.062589

Survey Information

Location Name
Chaweng Beach, Koh Samui, Thailand
Organization/Dive Centre
Samui Green Divers
City
Koh Samui
Country
Thailand
Date
1 March, 2015
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.529079
Longitude: 100.062589
Weather Conditions
Sunny, calm ocean, hardly any wind
Survey Depth Range
4–7 meters
Area Surveyed
1580 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) 50
Bags: Trash (plastic) 52
Bait Containers, Packaging 8
Balloons 10
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 34
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 58
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cigar Tips 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 38
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 34
Fishing: Line 13
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 17
Food Wrappers (plastic) 38
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 25
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Straws, Stirrers 19
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 6
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 22
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 7
Beverage Bottles (glass) 36
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 4
Appliances: Household 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 29
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Gloves (rubber) 4
Rubber Fragments 8
wood materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 4
Cloth Fragments 20
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 6
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 20
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Fireworks 25
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 5
Toys 7
other materials collected
plastic sunglasses 30
rice bagsุ ุุ6
Plastic signs 1
Beach flags 2

There was so much debris at the site in amounts I hardly ever witnessed before. This locations is cleaned at least twice a year

Go Pro Hero with underwater housing

Firework parts, due to tourists and hotels using them

Plastic bags, used by tourists and locals

beach gear

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