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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Beach

18 December, 2012

Team Leader
Mark Crowder
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
41 kgs (measured)

10.082359, 99.823274

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Master Divers
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
18 December, 2012
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.082359
Longitude: 99.823274
Weather Conditions
Mainly calm a flat with a little rain
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Beach and shallows
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 13
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 13
Caps & Lids (plastic) 19
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 17
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Foam Insulation & Packaging 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 12
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 17
Plastic Fragments 40
Cigarette Filters 36
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 10
Beverage Bottles (glass) 69
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 10
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Cars & Car Parts 1
Metal Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 12
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 8
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
other materials collected
Umberella 1
Toilet brush 2

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