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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

13 October, 2018

Team Leader
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
20.5 kgs (measured)

22.545909, 114.431823

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Tursiopsdivers
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
13 October, 2018
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Rainy intervals
Survey Depth Range
1.5–3.9 meters
Area Surveyed
2897.65 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) 35
Bags: Trash (plastic) 5
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 31
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 10
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 19
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 41
Gloves (latex) 2
Straws, Stirrers 2
Plastic Fragments 152
Strapping Bands (plastic) 13
Rope (plastic/nylon) 11
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 40
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Metal Fragments 5
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 4
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 1
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 2
other materials collected
Tarp bag 9
Inflatable beach mattress 1
Silicon window seal fragment 1
Ruler 1
Mahjong tiles 3
Flower pot 1
Sponge 1
Medication packaging 1
O-ring 5
Pillow case/cover 1

Typhoon Mangkhut

Window seal, clothing items

Plastic fragments

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