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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Maehaad Reef

22 January, 2021

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
28.5 kgs (estimated)

10.085694, 99.824335

Survey Information

Location Name
Maehaad Reef
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Koh Tao
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
22 January, 2021
Survey Duration
61 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085694
Longitude: 99.824335
Weather Conditions
Calm and sunny
Survey Depth Range
2–5 meters
Area Surveyed
150 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) 136
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 26
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 31
Cotton Bud Sticks 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 28
Fishing: Line 11
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 92
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 4
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 112
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 28
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 2
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 18
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 1
other materials collected
Umbrella 1
large Plastic plant pot 1
Whistle 1
disposable razor 1
Sponges 4

Umbrella

Plastic bags

Plastic fragments

plastic cups


This is now the 3rd time that we've done this small area, making small but good progress

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