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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

6 December, 2020

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
10 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
6 December, 2020
Survey Duration
33 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear.
Survey Depth Range
1–4 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
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 3
Plastic Fragments 45
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Metal Fragments 6
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Cloth Fragments 39

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random plastic


My dive was cut short for several reasons. First dry suit dive of the year and I forgot to bleed the air out of the suit as much as possible, no ankle weights and also my BCD inflation button kept feeding air into my BCD. Video of the entire dive here: https://youtu.be/YQJp0fgC050

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