Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Tung Ping Chau, Sai Kung 西貢東平洲
15 May, 2021
- Team Leader
- Eian KEE
- Number of Participants
- 30
- Total Debris Collected
- 135.19 kgs (measured)
22.5407579, 114.4353453
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Tung Ping Chau, Sai Kung 西貢東平洲
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Blue Ocean Club Hong Kong
- City
- Hong Kong
- Country
- Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- Date
- 15 May, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 50 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.5407579
Longitude: 114.4353453
- Weather Conditions
-
Very hot with Sunny periods, moderate Southerly winds
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–10 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1500 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 7 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 5 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 2 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 4 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 20 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 71 |
| Gloves (latex) | 5 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 5 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 4 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 16 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 4 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 5 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 13 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 23 |
| Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 3 |
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Towels/rags | 1 |
| Cloth Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices | 10 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Other Animals | |
| Species or Common Name | crabs / coral/sea cucumber |
| Number Entangled | 20 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | abandoned fishing nets |
