Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Sairee Reef, Central Sairee
24 December, 2015
- Team Leader
- Verity Coleing
- Number of Participants
- 2
- Total Debris Collected
- 7 kgs (estimated)
10.093267, 99.814986
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Sairee Reef, Central Sairee
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Ban's Ecological Action for Coastal Health, Ban's Diving Resort
- City
- Koh tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 24 December, 2015
- Survey Duration
- 47 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.093267
Longitude: 99.814986
- Weather Conditions
-
Thunder storms, high winds and heavy rain
- Survey Depth Range
- 7–13.9 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 20 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 2 |
| Cotton Bud Sticks | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 7 |
| Fishing: Line | 12 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 17 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 9 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 6 |
| Plastic Fragments | 14 |
| Cigarette Filters | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Jars-food (glass) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 4 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 3 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| cigarette papers (packet of) | 10 |
| chinese lantern | 1 |
Additional Information
the adverse weather conditions for the previous week
fishing line
plastic food wrappers
Comments and Feedback
the dive site is where the dive boats moor up and the fishing boats (especially in bad weather)
