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ADS255 - Kenyalang Rig Wreck

28 May, 2017

Team Leader
Daisy Beresford-Slinn
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

4.374485, 113.759294

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS255 - Kenyalang Rig Wreck
Organization/Dive Centre
Borneo Dive Network
City
Miri
Country
Malaysia
Date
28 May, 2017
Survey Duration
35 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 4.374485
Longitude: 113.759294
Weather Conditions
Beautiful - no rain - lightning storms - calm winds - very hot
Survey Depth Range
14–21 meters
Area Surveyed
15 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Artificial reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Plastic Fragments 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Wrasse
Number Entangled 3
Status dead
Type of Debris fish bones
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 5
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris stuck in net

illegal fishing - trawling

illegal fishing nets

fish hooks

trawling rope

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