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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

House reef, Central Sairee Beach

9 December, 2015

Team Leader
Verity Coleing
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (estimated)

10.092993, 99.81578

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
38 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.092993
Longitude: 99.81578
Weather Conditions
Thunder storms, windy, patchy showers
Survey Depth Range
4–13 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) 9
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 9
Food Wrappers (plastic) 21
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Straws, Stirrers 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 17
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
cloth materials collected
Towels/rags 4
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
other materials collected
paintbrush 1
tube of toothpaste 1
chinese lantern 2
insulated wire 3
wire insulation 2
metal coat hanger 1

The clean-up site is where the dive boats moor up so a lot of the debris found in the area has entered the water from the dive boats either intentionally or accidentally.

Mobile phone

fishing gear

water bottles

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