Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Racha Yai Bay 1/Homerun Reef
14 July, 2020
- Team Leader
- Spencer Edgerton-Smith
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 5 kgs (estimated)
7.590892, 98.379882
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Racha Yai Bay 1/Homerun Reef
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Andy’s Scuba Diving Phuket
- City
- Phuket
- Country
- Thailand
- Date
- 14 July, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 46 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 7.590892
Longitude: 98.379882
- Weather Conditions
-
Raining, cloudy
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–22 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 11585 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky 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) | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 53 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 10 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 2 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 46 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 2 |
Additional Information
Fishing line
Hooks
Sinkers
Comments and Feedback
Phuket dive sites are generally monitored and cleaned by dive centres as they work so this site is very clear of plastic waste.
Very clean site, particularly in the shallows
