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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

28 April, 2024

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
16.37 kgs (measured)

22.544949681583, 114.4317198412

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Tursiopsdivers
City
Tung Ping Chau
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
28 April, 2024
Survey Duration
55 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.544949681583
Longitude: 114.4317198412
Weather Conditions
Rainy and windy
Survey Depth Range
1–3.7 meters
Area Surveyed
1875.8 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 50
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 8
Plastic Fragments 95
Strapping Bands (plastic) 11
Rope (plastic/nylon) 20
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 9
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
Cloth Fragments 4
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
other materials collected
Ball pen 1
Flag/banner with metal poles 1
Fiberglass fragments 4
Plastic tag (reef marker) 1
Igniter (engine part) 1
Paint brush 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Plastic bag

Paint brush

Plastic wraps and bags


This was our 100th cleanup dive at our adopted site ADS323-Tung Ping Chau

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