Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Merlin House Reef
29 September, 2019
- Team Leader
- Daniel Kuskoy
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (estimated)
7.881229, 98.270865
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Merlin House Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Sea Bees Diving
- City
- Kathu - Patong
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 29 September, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 85 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 7.881229
Longitude: 98.270865
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny and calm
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 6752.9 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) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 13 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 10 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Branching Corals |
| Number Entangled | 11 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Fishing Line, fishing net + rope, rice Plastic bag |
| Comments | Local fishing |
Additional Information
Local fishing
None
Fishing net
Fishing Line
Plastic Rice bags
Comments and Feedback
None
Shallow solo dive
