Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop
24 March, 2020
- 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
- 24 March, 2020
- Survey Duration
- 39 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
- Weather Conditions
-
Mostly clear. Rough surf nearly every day for the past few months
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 70 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 3 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 13 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 2 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 1 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 46 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 1 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 3 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 7 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 3 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 2 |
| Metal Fragments | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 12 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 3 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 26 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | Eel and Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Eel fishing trap |
| Comments | I removed the fishing pot without opening the ends as it felt light compared to usual. On the shore i noticed an octopus squeezing itself out, and after opening the end the eel came squirming out also. Both were released back into the ocean alive and unharmed |
Additional Information
No particular even other than rough surf.
computer parts
aluminum can fragments
plastic of various sorts
Comments and Feedback
Video of the majority of the dive post entry, and pre exit can be seen here - https://youtu.be/h19uhcfPx_g
