UNEP/ SACEP Questionnaire on Marine Litter Activity in Indian Region
COASTAL CLEANUP DAY - SEPTEMBER 16, 2006
Jointly organised by
UNEP - SACEP/SAS & Indian Coast Guard
DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL MARINE LITTER ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTH
ASIAN SEAS (SAS) REGION- INDIA
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF MARINE
DEBRIS/LITTER ALONG THE INDIAN COAST
KINDLY PROVIDE THE BELOW GIVEN INFORMATION AND SEND ME THE
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, IF AVAILABLE.
Name & Designation:
Occupation:
Organisation & address:
City/Town:
Telephone (Business) :
Mobile:
Residence:
Fax:
e-mail address:
1. Have your noticed any of the below given types of marine litter along the Indian coast
If so please provide their quantity and distribution
Location:
Distance (KM):
Period:
Sl.
Type
No.
1
Plastics (fragments, sheets, bags,
containers)
2
Polystyrene (cups, packaging, buoys)
3
Rubber (gloves, boots, tyres)
4
Wood (construction timbers, pellets,
plywood, fragments of both)
5
Metals (drink cans, oil drums, aerosol
containers, scrap)
6
Sanitary or sewage related debris
(tampons, diapers, condoms, faeces)
7
Paper and cardboard
8
Cloth (clothing, furnishings, shoes)
Glass (bottles, light bulbs)
Quantity
Approx weight kg
Questionnaire on Marine Litter Activity in the SAS Region
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10
11
12
13
Pottery/Ceramic
Monofilament fishing line
Waxed milk carton
Fruit peel
Cigarettes, cigarette fibre, lighters, cigar
tips, and other tobacco related
packaging/wrappers
Used batteries
Building materials
Any other item
14
15
16
2. If probable source is known please specify (please tick mark)
Sewage Treatment Works (STWS)
Combined sewer overflows (CSOs)
Other industrial discharges
Urban runoff
Shipping including garbage from ships
Oil rigs
Ministry of Defense munitions
Dereliction (piers, wrecks, etc)
Agricultural waste
Fishing industry including gear from fishing vessels
Aquaculture
Municipal waste
Recreational & leisure usage
Marine mining
Harbours/Ports, fish landing centres
3
Number of people participated (Please specify number of students separately)
4
Please provide any other details relevant to marine litter
If you have any reports, photograph, illustrations, maps, videos, etc on the above may please
be provided as annexure
Place & Date
Address
Signature
(If possible)
Dr R Venkatesan Scientist & Group Head OSTI, National Institute of Ocean Technology, Pallikaranai, Chennai 601302
044 – 66783422, 9444399829
email:
coastalcleanup@gmail.com
Dr. R. Venkatesan National consultant India for the project on marine litter activity UNEP SACEP
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