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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS188 - Sunset Pier

23 March, 2017

Team Leader
Dianne Martyn
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
7.5 kgs (estimated)

10.624192, 103.294936

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS188 - Sunset Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
SCML
City
M'Pai Bay
Country
Cambodia
Date
23 March, 2017
Survey Duration
75 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.624192
Longitude: 103.294936
Weather Conditions
stormy nights
Survey Depth Range
0–2.5 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 19
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 23
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 6
Plastic Fragments 2
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 36
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 16
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Entangled Animals
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Acropora Branching Coral
Number Entangled 22
Status injured
Type of Debris Ropes
Comments Ropes removed and some damaged Coral

Bad fishing practices tourism

Pyjama-Top

Ropes

Net

fishing luers

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