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Tai Mong Tsai

20 August, 2017

Team Leader
Alan Chan
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

22, 114

Survey Information

Location Name
Tai Mong Tsai
Organization/Dive Centre
Manta Ray Scuba Party
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
20 August, 2017
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22
Longitude: 114
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1.5–3.2 meters
Area Surveyed
407 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Plastic Fragments 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 21
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name tiny fish
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris beverage can
Comments already living in the can

so many beverage cans we found

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