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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

3 August, 2019

Team Leader
William
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
65 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
3 August, 2019
Survey Duration
45 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
110 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 43
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 14
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 16
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 119
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Golf Ball 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crqb
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Crab pot
Comments Small crab released from crab pot

Golf ball

Nets

Ropes


The debris was so heavy I actually took my fins off and crawled across the bottom pulling the stuff behind me

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