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ADS432 - Laem Thian

22 November, 2018

Team Leader
Hayley
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (measured)

10.088072264345, 99.853805434517

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS432 - Laem Thian
Organization/Dive Centre
Master Divers
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 November, 2018
Survey Duration
56 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.088072264345
Longitude: 99.853805434517
Weather Conditions
Storms
Survey Depth Range
5–15.9 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
glass materials collected
Fluorescent Light Tubes 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2

Bad weather for a week before. Although not recorded 153kg rubbish collected from Laem Thian beach as well. Much more than usual

Miniature cloth Christmas tree

fishing line

fishing net

plastic bottle

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