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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS188 - Sunset Pier

8 March, 2017

Team Leader
Dianne Martyn
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
14 kgs (estimated)

10.624192, 103.294936

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS188 - Sunset Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Save Cambodian Marine Life
City
M'Pai Bay
Country
Cambodia
Date
8 March, 2017
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.624192
Longitude: 103.294936
Weather Conditions
Sunny, Calm
Survey Depth Range
0.5–2.5 meters
Area Surveyed
1000 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) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Diapers/nappies 7
Fishing: Line 28
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 27
Food Wrappers (plastic) 31
Six-pack Rings, Ring Carriers 2
Plastic Fragments 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 14
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Wrappers (foil/metal) 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 11
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 4
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 20
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
other materials collected
Lead Weights - 1 kilo 2
Electrical Cable 1
Sunglasses 1
Oil Filter w/ oil 1
Rock 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Nets
Other Animals
Species or Common Name Tubes, flatworm
Number Entangled 8
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Net and Fishing line
Comments 7 Tubes, 1 Flatworm

Tourism, bad and uneducated fishing practices,

teapot

Fishing Line

Fishing net

Food Wrappers


Oil from oil filter spilled on exit from water

Appeared to be less debris to collect than last time.

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