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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

9 June, 2021

Team Leader
William Hendrson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
12 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
9 June, 2021
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Mostly clear. Rough seas over the weekend
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
160 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 12
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Plastic Fragments 11
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 19
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Shredded Burlap Sack
Comments Found entangled crab. After ending survey took it ashore, cut it free and released. Video link below.

Complete and intact fishermans rubber pants

clothes

fishing line


Water was murky mainly on the surface. Lots of nasty muck floating on the surface. Video of entire dive here: https://youtu.be/XVpRpHgmuck Video of crab rescue here: https://youtu.be/RbU_dmSH1uI

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