Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
14 April, 2018
- Team Leader
- Tursiopsdiver
- Number of Participants
- 9
- Total Debris Collected
- 19.735 kgs (measured)
22.545909, 114.431823
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- Date
- 14 April, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
- Weather Conditions
-
Sunny
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.8–3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1489.13 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 13 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 11 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 17 |
| Diapers/nappies | 2 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 77 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 3 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Tampon Applicators | 1 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 55 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 11 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 13 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 8 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 5 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 1 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 23 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 1 |
| Rubber Bands | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rope And String (cloth) | 4 |
| Cloth Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| Glass medication container | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Fish | |
| Species or Common Name | Morey eel, |
| Number Entangled | 2 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Abandoned fishing trap |
| Comments | We have found a abandoned fishing trap and released the animals. |
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | released unharmed |
| Type of Debris | Abandoned fishing trap |
Additional Information
Plastic wraps and bags
