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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

2 August, 2018

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
7 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 August, 2018
Survey Duration
61 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear, but high surf due or far offshore typhoon.
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
2100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Fishing: Line 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 33
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
Golf Ball 4
Candle 1
clamp 1

As mentioned in my last survey, this past week has been the official start of vacations seasons. The surface of the water was actually littered with what I would describe as "new" ocean debris as a result of so many using the ocean. I expect in the coming days and weeks I will begin finding more of that on the bottom rather than the surface. A short video I did with my new GoPro showing the sad state of the surface, but the beautiful underwater area a bit farther north than I usually go is here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-UZBrnYdfg&feature=youtu.be

golf balls

metal

ropes/fishing line

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