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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

2 December, 2017

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

36.136072, 129.398292

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
City
Pohang
Country
South Korea
Date
2 December, 2017
Survey Duration
27 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear mostly. Its been a wild fall and winter with high seas nearly every weekend.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
13 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Furnishings (plastic) 2
Plastic Fragments 15
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 2

Area was the cleanest I have ever seen it. Granted, the waves at this location have been high for what seems like a long time. Much of the beach was eroded away with a high wall of sand where the waves had cut into the beach.


I'm hoping to reach 2017 goal with dives on the 23rd and 24th.

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