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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

5 August, 2021

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
10 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
5 August, 2021
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Weather was clear. But waves seem to have been high. Serious beach erosion compared to survey done 4 days ago.
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
75 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 11
Cigarette Filters 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 14
Cloth Fragments 3

Visibility was really bad. I had intended for this dive to be a scouting mission to mark huge nets for an upcoming event with several divers. I was with a new diver first time diving the location and between 10-15 dives so I kept the dive shallow and within the reef due to bad vis and experience level. Full video of the dive is here: https://youtu.be/7OXOgUgmaoc

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