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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Maehaad, Koh Tao, Thailand

5 February, 2022

Team Leader
Annika Lindkvist
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
17.5 kgs (measured)

10.085721, 99.824743

Survey Information

Location Name
Maehaad, Koh Tao, Thailand
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
5 February, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.085721
Longitude: 99.824743
Weather Conditions
Fine
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
45 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) 55
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 16
Bottles: Oil/lube 3
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 11
Food Wrappers (plastic) 43
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 7
Straws, Stirrers 3
Plastic Fragments 57
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 14
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 9
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Toilet Brush 1
Paint Roller 1
Plasterer Trowels 1

Heavy rain at the end of the year brought a lot of run off / trash into this area

Toilet Bruch

Plastic Fragments

Plastic Bags

Food Wrappers


DAD was just offshore. We've been to the same area multiple times.

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