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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

16 October, 2022

Team Leader
William Henderson
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
16 October, 2022
Survey Duration
80 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
High seas up until 2 days prior to dive. Otherwise clear.
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
100 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 11
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Cigarette Lighters 2
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 17
Gloves (latex) 16
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 432
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Caps & Lids (metal) 5
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 4
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 3
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 6
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Gloves (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 23
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

just mess stirred up froo recent nearby typhoons

cassette tape

plastic

plastic gloves

rubber gloves


Water was like a plastic soup. Video of the entire dive is here. https://youtu.be/7Xr6poppcok

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