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    Types and abundance of macro- and micro-marine debris at Sebatik Island, Tawau, Sabah
    (UMS, 2017) Abentin Estim; Rafidah Sudirman
    This study was carried out at Sebatik Island on the east coast of Sabah with the aim of examining the types and abundance of macro- and micro-debris. The observations covered a period of December 2015 - May 2016. Debris collected from different stations was compared. Transect line method was used to assess the stranded macro-marine debris (SMD). Evaluation of floating macrodebris (FMD) was done by surveys of the selected areas. Density separation technique was applied in order to extract the micro marine debris (MMD).