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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

House reef, Central Sairee Beach

9 December, 2015

Team Leader
Verity Coleing
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
28 kgs (estimated)

10.093943, 99.81475

Survey Information

Location Name
House reef, Central Sairee Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Ban's Ecological Action for Coastal Health, Ban's Diving Resort
City
Koh tao
Country
Thailand
Date
9 December, 2015
Survey Duration
44 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.093943
Longitude: 99.81475
Weather Conditions
Windy, patchy showers and thunder storms
Survey Depth Range
4–12 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Balloons 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cotton Bud Sticks 7
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 13
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 7
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 17
Gloves (latex) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Straws, Stirrers 3
Tampon Applicators 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 9
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 33
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 6
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 3
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 3
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 1
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 3
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
Batteries 3
Bandage 1
scourer 1
Compressor belt 4
cable insulations 6
cooling hose for boat 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name not identified
Number Entangled 6
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fish trap
Comments Fish found trapped in derelict fishing trap made of wood and metal

The site is where the dive boats moor up so a lot of the debris found was discarded either intentionally or accidentally from the dive boats. There was also quite a bit of fishing gear - nets, lures, fishing traps found during the event

A welcome mat

food packaging

chinese lanterns

fishing gear


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