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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

13 August, 2022

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
2 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
13 August, 2022
Survey Duration
25 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
50 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) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cotton Bud Sticks 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 17
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
metal materials collected
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1

toy car

random plastic


This dive was rather short, and was part of filming for an upcoming TV show. I wore a GoPro as usual to record the dive, but that was the camera of the film team and I did not get a copy of that video.

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