Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mae Haad Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand
3 December, 2012
- Team Leader
- Mark Crowder
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 109 kgs (measured)
10.082359, 99.823242
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mae Haad Beach, Koh Tao, Thailand
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Master Divers
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 3 December, 2012
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.082359
Longitude: 99.823242
- Weather Conditions
-
Calm, flat, sunny but with a few heavy showers
- Survey Depth Range
- 0–1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 43 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 6 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 16 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 7 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 26 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 11 |
| Diapers/nappies | 6 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Foam Insulation & Packaging | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 16 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 5 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 4 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 21 |
| Cigarette Filters | 14 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fluorescent Light Tubes | 1 |
| Jars-food (glass) | 2 |
| Light Globes/bulbs/tubes | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 56 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Aerosol/spray Cans | 2 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons | 4 |
| Paper-books, Newspaper & Magazines, Etc. | 2 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 29 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 7 |
