Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS 126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop
4 June, 2023
- Team Leader
- William Henderson
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 kgs (estimated)
36.136089, 129.398324
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS 126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
- City
- Pohang
- Country
- South Korea
- Date
- 4 June, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 64 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.136089
Longitude: 129.398324
- Weather Conditions
-
Heavy rain a week earlier. Otherwise clear
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 130 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Balls | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 1 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 20 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 4 |
| Gloves (latex) | 11 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 2 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 52 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 25 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 4 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 1 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 14 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 7 |
| Rubber Fragments | 6 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 4 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 12 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 9 |
| Cloth Fragments | 66 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| candle wax | 1 |
Additional Information
Candle wax
plastic gloves
cloth gloves
buried/entangled nets and ropes
Comments and Feedback
Cheers and many thanks it Ian for sending out the new/updated PADI AWARE merch!
We planned this in celebration of World Oceans Day. Video of the full dive is here: https://youtu.be/A5D6CQDmkLc
