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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Reef North

16 March, 2022

Team Leader
Dorothy Lee
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
103 kgs (measured)

10.08600063733, 99.824556535201

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Reef North
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
16 March, 2022
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.08600063733
Longitude: 99.824556535201
Weather Conditions
calm and sunny
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
300 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) 14
Bags: Trash (plastic) 191
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 17
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 3
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 30
Food Wrappers (plastic) 89
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 16
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 9
Straws, Stirrers 7
Plastic Fragments 369
Cigarette Filters 3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 5
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 70
Beverage Bottles (glass) 24
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 19
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 23
Metal Fragments 11
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 33
Bags (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 12
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 5
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Toys 2
other materials collected
Airbed 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 15
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic wrappers

Airbed

Plastic


2 snorkelers assisted the clean up

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