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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

11 May, 2019

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
21 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
11 May, 2019
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear. Calm Seas. No rain.
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
78 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Plastic Fragments 17
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 21
Towels/rags 4
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Ink Pen 1

Fisherman's overalls

ropes


A lot of the ropes were cut from much larger masses buried in sand.

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