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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Sairee Reef, Central Sairee

6 January, 2016

Team Leader
Verity Coleing
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
45 kgs (estimated)

10.091683, 99.810995

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
6 January, 2016
Survey Duration
73 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.091683
Longitude: 99.810995
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
7–8 meters
Area Surveyed
30 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) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 43
Fishing: Line 17
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 26
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 9
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 18
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Toothbrushes 5
Plastic Fragments 22
Cigarette Filters 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Jars-food (glass) 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 8
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 17
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pull Tabs-beverages 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 3
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 9
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 11
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 7
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
go pro in housing (hero) -working 1
Flag 1
compressor belt 4
lengths of duct tape 8
tube of toothpaste 1
chinese lantern 1
disposable plastic razor 1

We found a lot of single use plastic cups potentially due to events held over Christmas and New Year.

Single use plastic cups

straws/stirrers/food packaging

fishing line

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