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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mae Haad Reef North

29 June, 2022

Team Leader
Lauren Wilson
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
61.3 kgs (measured)

10.086703900456, 99.824993973185

Survey Information

Location Name
Mae Haad Reef North
Organization/Dive Centre
Black Turtle
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
29 June, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.086703900456
Longitude: 99.824993973185
Weather Conditions
Sunny with a little bit of rain
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
500 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 45
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 23
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Food Wrappers (plastic) 14
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
Straws, Stirrers 11
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 237
Cigarette Filters 143
Rope (plastic/nylon) 20
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 4
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 478
Beverage Bottles (glass) 21
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 8
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 11
Rubber Bands 7
Rubber Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 32
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7
other materials collected
face masks 3
polystyrene 30
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris plastic fragments

lightbulbs

glass fragments

plastic fragments

cigarette butts

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