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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Beach

16 June, 2023

Team Leader
Kieran Hooley
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
27 kgs (measured)

10.085332259995, 99.824353816737

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
16 June, 2023
Survey Duration
47 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085332259995
Longitude: 99.824353816737
Weather Conditions
Windy and Rainy
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
1200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigar Tips 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 13
Food Wrappers (plastic) 28
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 14
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Metal Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing Line

Strong winds for the previous week

Stereo Speaker

Plastic Bags

Fishing Line

Rope Fragments

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