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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

11 December, 2021

Submitted by: coralreefer , on 11 December, 2021

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
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
11 December, 2021
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high

Survey Photos

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Debris Items Collected

plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 66
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 17
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glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
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metal materials collected
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 4
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rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 4
Rubber Fragments 1
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cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 2
Rope And String (cloth) 14
Cloth Fragments 6
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paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
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mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
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Additional Information

rubber gloves

random plastics

ropes/nets - Just so many masses that are too heavy to remove without special equipment

Comments and Feedback

This was the first survey in over two months due to continuous high waves on weekend preventing me from completing a survey. Despite finding this much debris the area was cleaner than I had expected. Video of the entire survey is here: https://youtu.be/u__b8oWXCU0

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