Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Merlin House Reef
27 September, 2019
- Team Leader
- Daniel Kuskoy
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 2.5 kgs (estimated)
7.881524, 98.271208
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Merlin House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Bees Diving
- City
- Kathu - Patong
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 27 September, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 68 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 7.881524
Longitude: 98.271208
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and little wind
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 2214.27 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 11 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Acropora, Pocillopora and Porites Coral |
| Number Entangled | 7 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Net and ropes |
| Comments | Local fishing |
Additional Information
Local fishing
None
Fishing line
Fishing nets
Plastic packaging
