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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

26 May, 2018

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
21 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
26 May, 2018
Survey Duration
44 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
clear
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
90 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) 7
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 5
Gloves (latex) 21
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 4
Plastic Fragments 53
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 14
Caps & Lids (metal) 19
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 4
Rubber Fragments 6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 17
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
other materials collected
floormat 1

floormat

plastic gloves

cloth gloves

aluminum caps


Nearly all of this came from one small area where the current and rocks created a nice depository for nearly everything.

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