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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Bay

24 February, 2012

Team Leader
Sarah Van Name
Number of Participants
22
Total Debris Collected
54 kgs (estimated)

10.088124, 99.821434

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Bay
Organization/Dive Centre
Sunshine Dive Resort
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
24 February, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.088124
Longitude: 99.821434
Weather Conditions
perfect 30 degrees c sunny
Survey Depth Range
3–5 meters
Area Surveyed
2000 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 21
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Carpet (synthetic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 8
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 14
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Toothbrushes 3
Plastic Fragments 70
Cigarette Filters 300
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Fluorescent Light Tubes 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 44
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 6
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 18
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 43
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 20
Caps & Lids (metal) 8
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
SCUBA Weights 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 15
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 3
Tires/tyres 5
Rubber Fragments 13
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 29
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 13
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Tampons 1

a lighter in the shape of a gun, we thought we'd found a murder weapon!

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