Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Mae Haad bay - North, Koh Tao
22 September, 2021
- Team Leader
- Matt Bolton
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 30.1 kgs (measured)
10.085693, 99.82438
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Mae Haad bay - North, Koh Tao
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Black Turtle Dive
- City
- Koh Tao
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 22 September, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 20 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.085693
Longitude: 99.82438
- Weather Conditions
-
Generally calm, sunny with a couple of late night storms. Sea water has been calm, little current, no swell and up to 10m visibility in Mae Haad bay
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 13 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 22 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 15 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 196 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 3 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 28 |
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
Additional Information
weather, tides and mostly human waste
SIM card
plastic
rope, fishing line
metal fragments
