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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

31 October, 2020

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
13
Total Debris Collected
17.06 kgs (measured)

22.545909, 114.431823

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Tursiopsdivers
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
31 October, 2020
Survey Duration
39 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
1.2–7.2 meters
Area Surveyed
912 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) 19
Bags: Trash (plastic) 4
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 7
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 43
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 9
Straws, Stirrers 16
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 75
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Appliances: Household 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 1
other materials collected
Face mask 1

Face mask

Plastic wraps


This was our first dive since the third wave of Covid, the marine life of the reefs seems to have improved compare to last year

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