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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS188 - Sunset Pier

29 October, 2016

Team Leader
Dianne martyn
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
6.81 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
29 October, 2016
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 10.624192
Longitude: 103.294936
Weather Conditions
Windy overcast
Survey Depth Range
1–2.5 meters
Area Surveyed
5 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Micro crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris fine net
Comments cut out with scissor & released unharmed

fishermen throwing out over side of boats, nets & fishing gear from fishing boats

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