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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ko Lan - Hat Nuan (monkey beach)

8 February, 2019

Team Leader
Massimo Ravanelli
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
40 kgs (estimated)

12.89901561936, 100.77616473253

Survey Information

Location Name
Ko Lan - Hat Nuan (monkey beach)
Organization/Dive Centre
IDCS-393661
City
Pattaya
Country
Thailand
Date
8 February, 2019
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 12.89901561936
Longitude: 100.77616473253
Weather Conditions
Calm, little wind, no rain
Survey Depth Range
2–10 meters
Area Surveyed
20000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 11
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 25
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 8
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 17
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 5
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 1

There is a large fishing net still deposited on the bottom

plastic - turtles deaths happen when catches a piece in their throat

fishing net - tangle coral

glass - easy to get injured

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