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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

5 August, 2019

Team Leader
William
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
5 August, 2019
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
clear.
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 8
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 23
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Gloves (latex) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 42
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Pipes & Rebar 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 38
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 5
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

I am encountering quite alot of eel and crab traps. I'm not sure why suddenly there are so many as I have never really seen them at this dive site until this year.

Balls

beer cans

golf balls

traps


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