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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

16 September, 2016

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
8 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
Daegu
Country
South Korea
Date
16 September, 2016
Survey Duration
44 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Mostly clear. Typhoon blew through far offshore a week ago. Waves remained at over 1meter until yesterday. Largest earthquake ever recorded in S. Korea 5 days ago about 30 miles South of Dive site.
Survey Depth Range
0.5–3.1 meters
Area Surveyed
32 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 74
Strapping Bands (plastic) 6
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 4
rubber materials collected
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 13
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
Aluminum Folding fishing chair w/ canvas seat 1
Piece of vinyl floor covering 1
Some type of fiberglas-like something 1

Foldable fishing chair.

Tiny pieces of plastic


This site was heavily bombarded with what appeared to have been a dumping of wood pulp. The shore and edge of the water were literally covered with this. Hard to explain but i have it on video. Mountains of this stuff.

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