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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

5 August, 2022

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
5 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
United States
Date
5 August, 2022
Survey Duration
65 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Typhoon a few days earlier. Otherwise clear
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Gloves (latex) 8
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 71
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 12
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Metal Fragments 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Fragments 5
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 14

This was the second DAD survey of the day. Video of the entire dive is here: https://youtu.be/6CHOcZ5pAWA

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