plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic)
6
Bags: Trash (plastic)
2
Balloons
7
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic)
7
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic)
49
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles
1
Bottles: Oil/lube
2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed)
3
Caps & Lids (plastic)
22
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar
8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic)
3
Fishing: Line
12
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles
9
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets
7
Foam Insulation & Packaging
2
Food Wrappers (plastic)
19
Pipes (plastic-PVC)
5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins
2
Straws, Stirrers
3
Toothbrushes
2
Plastic Fragments
21
Cigarette Filters
17
Rope (plastic/nylon)
3
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic)
3
Jars-food (glass)
3
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes
8
Glass & Ceramic Fragments
8
Beverage Bottles (glass)
43
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets
7
Tires/tyres
6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments
9
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth)
1
Rope And String (cloth)
6
Cloth Fragments
4
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices
2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc
16
Toys
3
other materials collected
hat
1
shampoo bottle
1
glass deodorant roll on
3
perfume bottle glass
1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name
striped chromis
Number Entangled
1
Status
dead
Type of Debris
entangled in fishing net
Comments
bought up dead entangled in fishing net
Other Animals
Species or Common Name
octopus spp
Number Entangled
1
Status
released unharmed
Type of Debris
hidden in a bottle
Comments
released upon discovery!
Additional Information
Was there any event that could have contributed to the documented debris?
There is a lot of fishing activity around the island which results in discarded fishing line, nets, lures etc.
Hin wong bay is a busy area for snorkelers unfortunately a lot of plastic bottles were found on this site
What was the most unusual item found?
mobile phone, hat, disposable underwater camera (obviously read the label literally!)
What were the most problematic debris items in your location?
Fishing line - fishing pressure
Plastic bottles - improper disposal
Comments and Feedback
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