Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Uljin County (North Hupo)
24 July, 2016
- Team Leader
- William Henderson
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 4 kgs (estimated)
36.701251, 129.475905
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Uljin County (North Hupo)
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
- City
- PyeongHae
- Country
- South Korea
- Date
- 24 July, 2016
- Survey Duration
- 51 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.701251
Longitude: 129.475905
- Weather Conditions
-
Clear.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 471 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 2 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 3 |
| Plastic Fragments | 6 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (cloth) | 4 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fiberglass ( piece) | 3 |
Additional Information
Seemed to be quite alot of plastic piping in the area. There were several much larger pieces found but did not remove as they were too big.
Short piece of plastic pipe with valve attached
cloth gloves
general household /camping trash
Comments and Feedback
Despite the trash removed, this location had the best visibility and marine life that I have ever seen in S.Korea
