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Mae Haad Reef North

15 June, 2022

Team Leader
Steve Minks
Number of Participants
16
Total Debris Collected
138.5 kgs (measured)

10.086179495188, 99.824774907404

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Reef North
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle Dive
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
15 June, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.086179495188
Longitude: 99.824774907404
Weather Conditions
Calm, Sunny
Survey Depth Range
0–3 meters
Area Surveyed
900 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 23
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 6
Carpet (synthetic) 1
Cigar Tips 67
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 7
Cotton Bud Sticks 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 23
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 18
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 8
Plastic Fragments 314
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 68
Beverage Bottles (glass) 25
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 4
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 23
Cars & Car Parts 10
Pipes & Rebar 12
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 15
Metal Fragments 23
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 18
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 45
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 11
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 3
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Face Mask 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Status released unharmed
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Reff Crabs & Shrimps
Number Entangled 7
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Plastic Fragments

No

Keyboard

Plastic Fragments

Glass Fragments

Cigarette Butts

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