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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Beach

10 May, 2023

Team Leader
Kieran Hooley
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
20 kgs (measured)

10.085331514134, 99.824330853099

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
10 May, 2023
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085331514134
Longitude: 99.824330853099
Weather Conditions
Calm and Hot
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
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 64
Plastic Fragments 80
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 14
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 8
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 5
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic cup

Plastic Bags

Fishing Line

Rope Fragments

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