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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

27 July, 2018

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
6 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
27 July, 2018
Survey Duration
38 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Hot and sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–5 meters
Area Surveyed
1220 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 61
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 5
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 4
Towels/rags 7
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
sunglasses 1
Candle 1
toothpaste tube 1
paint thinner can 1

old flashlight

plastic

cloth gloves


I would like to say one thing. I am grateful for the packet of mesh bags and other supplies sent by AWARE. However I find those mesh bags annoyingly flimsy (the opening moves so much when trying to put something inside, and tear very easily). I wish I could get that logo on a much stronger like like these that I use, which are shellfish mesh bags. They have a zipper, and underwater the opening/mesh doesn't move and sway with the water. I bought these for about 85 cents USD. They just need the catch phrase "Dont let your dives go to waste" to be great in photos. :)

This was the first day of my vacation, This week marks the unofficial " national vacation week" where nearly all Korean families are out of school/work and visit local beaches. I expect in the coming weeks I will be finding A LOT more trash as so many people hit the beaches. Also a typhoon is coming in and will bring up to 3 meters waves, which I expect with stir up quite a bit of garbage as well. Also this short PSA video I did for my instagram - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9G1-dEd5do

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