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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

27 March, 2021

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
7
Total Debris Collected
24.83 kgs (measured)

22.545909, 114.431823

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Tursiopsdivers
City
Tung Ping Chau
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
27 March, 2021
Survey Duration
43 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
windy
Survey Depth Range
1.2–6.7 meters
Area Surveyed
104.97 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) 50
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 53
Gloves (latex) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 7
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 7
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Plastic Fragments 36
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 8
other materials collected
Bamboo chopstick 1

Hello Kitty ballon

Plastic wraps

Plastic bags


The tourism on the island have grown 3x since last year.

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