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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Mea Haad Beach

13 November, 2022

Team Leader
Jennifer Dowling
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
10.1 kgs (measured)

10.08582261168, 99.824478982119

Survey Information

Location Name
Mea Haad Beach
Organization/Dive Centre
The Coral Tribe
City
Koh Tao
Country
Thailand
Date
13 November, 2022
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.08582261168
Longitude: 99.824478982119
Weather Conditions
raining
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
50 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
other
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 23
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 7
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 49
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 53
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 12
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 8
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 8
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
PVC paddle 1
aluminum cooking steamer 1
Bowl 1
PPE mask 1
Dymo Tape 1
Beacon 1
toothpaste tube 1
latex swim cap 1

plastic fragments

Food wrappers

plastic bags

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