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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

4 May, 2019

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
7 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
4 May, 2019
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear skies and calm seas
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
75 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Furnishings (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Plastic Fragments 34
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 3
Cloth Fragments 11

Golf Balls. I typically find one or two. Today seemed like alot. The ajussi at the pension on the mountain above the survey area must be getting ready for golfing~

gold balls

tangled ropes/nets/line


Summer season is coming. I expect the amounts will pick up as more and more people begin visiting the ocean

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