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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Laem Thien Bay

13 October, 2012

Team Leader
Mark Crowder
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
67 kgs (measured)

10.08876, 99.85471

Survey Information

Location Name
Laem Thien Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Master Divers
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
13 October, 2012
Survey Duration
72 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.08876
Longitude: 99.85471
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
0–17 meters
Area Surveyed
400 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 42
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Cigarette Lighters 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Diapers/nappies 2
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 78
Food Wrappers (plastic) 34
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 12
Plastic Fragments 31
Cigarette Filters 51
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 9
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 5
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 8
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 13
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Cloth Fragments 8
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 5
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Childs bicycle 1
Fan from AC unit 1
Razor blade 1
Trowle 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Number Entangled 4

Childs bicycle

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