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ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

5 April, 2019

Team Leader
Tursiopsdivers
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
49.5 kgs (measured)

22.545909, 114.431823

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
5 April, 2019
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
1.2–4.1 meters
Area Surveyed
2928.45 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 21
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 22
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 16
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 32
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 70
Gloves (latex) 8
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 12
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Straws, Stirrers 27
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 6
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 96
Strapping Bands (plastic) 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 27
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 3
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 4
Tires/tyres 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 5
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 5
mixed materials collected
Clothing 5
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 2
other materials collected
Tarp bags 12
Mop 1
Luggage handle 1
Big metal bowl for cooking 1
Mobile safety barrier pieces 2
Ball pen 2
Sricker 1
Wiper with handle for cleaning 2
Plastic dental floss 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crabs
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Abandoned fishing net

Mobile safety barrier pieces, Mahjong tiles

Plastic wrappers

Plastic bags

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