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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

22 October, 2022

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
15 kgs (estimated)

36.136072, 129.398292

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
City
Pohang
Country
South Korea
Date
22 October, 2022
Survey Duration
70 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear. Calm waves for several days prior. Pretty much a perfect dive.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
150 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 2
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Gloves (latex) 26
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 16
Plastic Fragments 85
Cigarette Filters 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Pipes & Rebar 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 2
Metal Fragments 5
Fishing: Traps & Pots 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 6
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 20
Tires/tyres 1
Rubber Fragments 9
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 3
Gloves (cloth) 36
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Cloth Fragments 28
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2
Toys 1

toy airplane

plastic gloves

cloth gloves

rubber gloves


Much cleaner than last weeks survey when the water was like a plastic soup. Lots of debris but nothing like last week. Video of the full dive is here : https://youtu.be/psL1dBM8sU8

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