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Pulau Payar Marine Park

21 September, 2012

Team Leader
Langkawi Coral
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

6.064982, 100.043521

Survey Information

Location Name
Pulau Payar Marine Park
Organization/Dive Centre
Langkawi Coral
City
Langkawi
Country
Malaysia
Date
21 September, 2012
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 6.064982
Longitude: 100.043521
Weather Conditions
raining.
Survey Depth Range
10–20 meters
Area Surveyed
200 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 13
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 32
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 30
Beverage Bottles (glass) 11
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 4

platform reef

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