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    Sea debris killing Phuket sea life: marine expert

    Sea debris killing Phuket sea life: marine expert



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    A soft coral at Similan Islands National Park. /Lia Barrett, Wicked Diving.

    PHUKET CITY: A leading marine biologist has warned that the dumping of debris into the waters of Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi is harming marine species in the region.

    Speaking at an event to mark the United Nation’s first-ever official World Oceans Day on Monday, researcher Kanjana Adulyanukosol of the Phuket Marine Biological Center’s Endangered Species Unit said that sea turtle populations were the worst affected.

    Marine mammals such as whales and dolphins were also suffering, said Miss Kanjana, Thailand’s top expert on the country’s endangered dugong population.

    Much of the refuse is foam and plastic packaging, as well as equipment used in the fishing industry.

    Sea creatures can be killed or injured after eating the waste. Marine mammals and sea turtles often drown or become beached after getting trapped in the refuse. Animals that are injured in this way have a low survival rate, Miss Kanjana said.

    On the Andaman coast beaches of Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi there have recently been about 40 instances of sea creatures becoming beached. In more than 70% of these cases, the animals were hurt or killed by fishing implements or trash, especially plastic, Miss Kanjana said.

    Recently a whale was found to have eaten 1.6kg of plastic waste, including garbage bags, boxes, plastic bottles and clear plastic shopping bags. The trash blocked up its digestive track, killing it.

    In other recent cases, bottle-nosed dolphins have drowned after becoming entangled in fishing nets, preventing them from surfacing for air, she said.

    Miss Kanjana said the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources is setting up a sea-life rescue unit which will care of sick and injured sea animals, especially those suffering from injuries from fishing implements.

    The new unit hopes to increase the survival rate of local sea life, especially rare species of whales, dolphins and turtles.

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    Thak you for using the pictures on our website

    It a shame that garbage is harming the marine life in the region. I hope that all the readers of this forum remember to throw their waste into bins - not overboard. Make sure your dive/snorkel operator uses recycle-able products rather than styrofoam.

    Wicked Diving dot com - the premier dive center for visiting the Similan Islands - always appreciates the use of our images and/or text on other people's website's and forums.

    In this case - Lia Barrett - the photographer of the images in the above posted article we would be very happy to have her photographs duly credited and linked to as well. she has a website - as noted on the wicked diving website - liabarrett dot com.

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    Quote Originally Posted by similandiver View Post
    It a shame that garbage is harming the marine life in the region. I hope that all the readers of this forum remember to throw their waste into bins - not overboard. Make sure your dive/snorkel operator uses recycle-able products rather than styrofoam.
    its not really us thats the problem is it. its the asians just throwing the shit in the rivers like it was degradable fruit skin. you should of seen the about of crap around an empty dustbin next to the ta tay waterfall in Koh Kong/cambodia.

    pathetic

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    Quote Originally Posted by similandiver
    I hope that all the readers of this forum remember to throw their waste into bins - not overboard.
    Western people are educated in this, Asians aren't. Quite often, thre are no garbage cans available and I've heard from tourists in Phuket and Phi Phi that Thais who work on the ferries and other boats tell the tourists to throw their cigarette butts into the water.

    Thais are happy to throw their garbage anywhere that they are.

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    Just what are the fishermen thinking....oh sorry they don't..
    When I lived on Samui, you could sadly watch fishing boats emptying large bins over the sides of their boats..too fuc*in lazy to take it ashore and get rid of it properly...or do they think that the sea will recycle it????? just check out the amount of M150 bottles etc on the beaches of Thailand on either coast....It's just sad..

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