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ADS187 - Koh Koun South

11 March, 2017

Team Leader
Dianne Martyn
Number of Participants
4
Total Debris Collected
21 kgs (estimated)

10.626453, 103.2989

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS187 - Koh Koun South
Organization/Dive Centre
Save Cambodian Marine LIfe
City
M'Pai Bay
Country
Cambodia
Date
11 March, 2017
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.626453
Longitude: 103.2989
Weather Conditions
Calm, Partly cloudy
Survey Depth Range
1–6.2 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 4
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 6
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 14
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 16
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
other materials collected
Roof Tiles 2
Plastic Playing Cards 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Shell Fish
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing Net

Poor Fishing Practices Poor Waste removal from island

Roof Tiles

Tin Cans

Beverage Can

Food Wrappers

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