Merlin Beach Reef

Dive Against Debris Data Submission

19 August, 2019

Submitted by: Daniel-Kuskoy , on 19 August, 2019

Team Leader: Daniel Kuskoy

Number of Participants: 1

Total Debris Collected: 3 kgs (estimated)

7.88055, 98.270118

Survey Information

Location Name: Merlin Beach Reef

Organization/Dive Centre: Sea Bess Diving

City: Patong - Kathu

Country: Thailand

Date: 19 August, 2019

Survey Duration: 65 Minutes

GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 7.88055
Longitude: 98.270118

Weather Conditions: Sunny + calm

Survey Depth Range: 0–7 meters

Area Surveyed: 2962.4 m²

Dominant Substrate: coral

Ecosystem: coral reef

Wave Conditions: Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)	3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets	5
Plastic Fragments	4

Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name	Branching Coral
Number Entangled	1
Status	injured
Type of Debris	Ghost nets + plastic rice bags
Comments	Larger amount of ghost nets + fishing lines + rice bags are around

Additional Information

Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?

Local commercial fishing and uneducated locals

What was the most unusual item found?

None

What were the most problematic debris items in your location?

Fishing ghost nets

Plastic packaging

Single use plastic

Comments and Feedback

Comments, Suggestions, or Feedback

None

Additional Information

Only free diving

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