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ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

7 October, 2017

Team Leader
Tursiopsdiver
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

22.545909, 114.431823

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
None
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
7 October, 2017
Survey Duration
96 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Sunny with rainy periods
Survey Depth Range
3.1–4.5 meters
Area Surveyed
3079.77 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) 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 4
Plastic Fragments 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
other materials collected
Measuring wheels 1

Measuring wheels, slate

Tarp bags


We have found some equipment used for underwater survey right next to each other: a measuring wheel and a recording slate

This was our second dive today, we started at the deeper water and found a lot less trash than during our first dive.

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