Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
21 July, 2018
- Team Leader
- Tursiopsdivers
- Number of Participants
- 10
- Total Debris Collected
- 21.5 kgs (measured)
22.545909, 114.431823
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Tursiopsdivers
- City
- Tung Ping Chau Island
- Country
- Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- Date
- 21 July, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 37 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy, windy periods alternating with sunny periods
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.4–4.1 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 89 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 | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 1 |
| Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles | 1 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 9 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 4 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 8 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 5 |
| Plastic Fragments | 25 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 14 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Plastic CD/DVD holder | 1 |
| Medication packaging | 1 |
Additional Information
Abandoned fishing gears by local fishermen
CD/DVD holder
fishing net and fishing line
ropes
Comments and Feedback
In this second dive our goal was to revisit the two area marked during our fist dive and remove the ghost nets and the ropes.
