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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

20 June, 2020

Team Leader
Eszter Matrai
Number of Participants
21
Total Debris Collected
26.51 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
20 June, 2020
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
sunny with patches of rain
Survey Depth Range
1–4.2 meters
Area Surveyed
345 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 64
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 9
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 4
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 23
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 8
Food Wrappers (plastic) 85
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 9
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Straws, Stirrers 4
Syringes (plastic) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 22
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 18
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
Toys 1
other materials collected
Face mask 1
Scraper (cleaning tool, plastic) 1
Paint roll 1
Tape 2
Wooden chopsticks 2

Scraper

food wappers

plastic bags

fishing gear

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