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ADS 126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

8 June, 2024

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
50 kgs (estimated)

36.136089, 129.398324

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS 126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
City
Pohang
Country
South Korea
Date
8 June, 2024
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136089
Longitude: 129.398324
Weather Conditions
Normal
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
119 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 80
Cigarette Lighters 1
Fishing: Line 15
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 16
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Plastic Fragments 30
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 25
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 26
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 6
Gloves (cloth) 11
Rope And String (cloth) 7
Cloth Fragments 64

Dip net

burlap sacks

fishing nets

ropes


Our mission of the day was to free a much larger mass of nets. We spent the first dive just cutting away, but were unable to make any progress on it. On the second dive we dedicated to general debris, and just happened to find this huge mass of nets that was already free and required no cutting. Video of the full dive here: https://youtu.be/0u8gIdWNnZ0

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