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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Koh Taen

2 March, 2014

Team Leader
Paul Meredith
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

9.377088, 99.949982

Survey Information

Location Name
Koh Taen
Organization/Dive Centre
The Dive Academy
City
Koh Samui
Country
Thailand
Date
2 March, 2014
Survey Duration
90 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 9.377088
Longitude: 99.949982
Weather Conditions
12 Knot winds, no rain
Survey Depth Range
4–7 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 2
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 5
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 12
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 3
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Boat Propellor 1
BBQ Grill 1
Sunglasses 1

Boat Propellor

Tourist related items


We were expecting more debris as we had had a lot of windy conditions over the previous couple of months. We were told there was debris on the beach so maybe next time we will clean up and stay dry!!

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