Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS187 - Koh Koun South
13 January, 2017
- Team Leader
- Dianne Martyn
- Number of Participants
- 4
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
10.626453, 103.2987
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS187 - Koh Koun South
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Save Cambodian Marine Life
- City
- M'Pai Bay
- Country
- Cambodia
- Date
- 13 January, 2017
- Survey Duration
- 73 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 10.626453
Longitude: 103.2987
- Weather Conditions
-
Strong current, a bit windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.8–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 840 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Carpet (synthetic) | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 7 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 5 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 6 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 2 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 4 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 15 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Appliances: Household | 1 |
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 13 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 5 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 5 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 18 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 10 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 10 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crabs |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Fishing nets |
| Comments | 1 rescued from a fishing net in the water 1 found when sorting rubbish out on the ground |
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | 1 octopus + 1 sea cucumber + 2 tubes |
| Number Entangled | 4 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Tubes in a fishing trap, sea cucumber in a cloth net, octopus at the suface |
| Comments | Octopus was found during the sorting phase |
Additional Information
Uneducated & bad fishing practices
Fan cover Measurement tape
Fishing traps
Bottles
Fishing lines
Comments and Feedback
It was good to release marine life!
