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ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

13 April, 2025

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
4.27 kgs (measured)

22.544949681583, 114.4317198412

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Tursiopsdivers
City
Tung Ping Chau
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
13 April, 2025
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.544949681583
Longitude: 114.4317198412
Weather Conditions
Sunny but very humid
Survey Depth Range
1–4.5 meters
Area Surveyed
746 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 6
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 13
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 2
Plastic Fragments 14
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
Medical packaging 1
Plastic tag (marker) 1
Oil filter 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Lobster
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Oil filter
Comments it was s very tiny (2.5cm) specimen

Oil filter, sock, reef marker

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