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Hidden Depths Dive Centre Pier

30 January, 2014

Team Leader
Jen Heun
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
120 kgs (estimated)

Survey Information

Location Name
Hidden Depths Dive Centre Pier
Organization/Dive Centre
Hidden Depths Diving
City
Koh Lanta
Country
Thailand
Date
30 January, 2014
Survey Duration
30 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude:
Longitude:
Weather Conditions
Good
Survey Depth Range
0–0 meters
Area Surveyed
30 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Beach
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 10
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 6
Straws, Stirrers 10
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 5
Plastic Fragments 20
Cigarette Filters 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 9
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 7
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 15
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 20
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2

plastic items - damaging to marine life when ingested

fishing gear - difficult to remove from location

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