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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Maehaad reef

28 March, 2024

Team Leader
Jenny Dowling
Number of Participants
9
Total Debris Collected
5.5 kgs (measured)

10.087475859257, 99.821587809798

Survey Information

Location Name
Maehaad reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
28 March, 2024
Survey Duration
69 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.087475859257
Longitude: 99.821587809798
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
3–7.4 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Fishing: Line 36
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 82
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
Spanner 2
Screwdriver 1
Divewight 1
Hairtie 1
Cloth Hanger 1
Pill packets 2
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Rope

Spanner

Rope

Fishingline

Cloth

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