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Turtle island

10 March, 2018

Team Leader
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
12 kgs (estimated)

10.321804, 103.841155

Survey Information

Location Name
Turtle island
Organization/Dive Centre
Flipper Diving
City
Duong Dong
Country
Vietnam
Date
10 March, 2018
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.321804
Longitude: 103.841155
Weather Conditions
Ok
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
8746.62 m2
Dominant Substrate
coral
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 12
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Triggerfish Juveniles
Number Entangled 10
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Nets
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs And Shrimps
Number Entangled 10
Status dead
Type of Debris Nets

Bad fishing

Plastic rubbish

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