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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mango Bay Wall

22 April, 2016

Team Leader
Felix
Number of Participants
25
Total Debris Collected
500 kgs (estimated)

10.122599708134, 99.832808304738

Survey Information

Location Name
Mango Bay Wall
Organization/Dive Centre
Sairee Cottage Diving
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 April, 2016
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.122599708134
Longitude: 99.832808304738
Weather Conditions
Calm, Warm, Clear
Survey Depth Range
6–14 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 12
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cigarette Lighters 6
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 14
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 35
Fishing: Line 8
Foam Insulation & Packaging 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 46
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 47
Syringes (plastic) 3
Plastic Fragments 8
Cigarette Filters 27
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 15
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 23
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 28
Cars & Car Parts 1
Drums: 55 Gallon 1
SCUBA Weights 6
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 17
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 15
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 9
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 6
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 12
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 2
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 16
Toys 1

Current breaks on the North side of Koh Tao often leave Northerly and Westerly dive site bays with regular build ups of trash, both on the surface and underwater.

3/4 of a longtail engine!

plastics mainly cigarettes, difficult to get them all

metal, sharp objects and heavy objects

glass, didn't want to disturb marine life

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