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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

1 April, 2018

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
13 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
1 April, 2018
Survey Duration
28 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Rough seas mostly. No rain.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
14 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 20
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 7
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 1
other materials collected
Crab Pot (made of metal frame, net walls..not wood) 1

Crab Pot. Rare to rare something like this so close to shore.

plastic


First cleanup of 2018! Rough waves seemingly every weekend until today have prevented me from getting down their sooner. Goal for this dive site in 2018 is 4,300 pieces removed!

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