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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

28 April, 2020

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
14 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
28 April, 2020
Survey Duration
57 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear. Breezy
Survey Depth Range
1–6 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
Baskets, Crates 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Gloves (latex) 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Plastic Fragments 28
metal materials collected
Caps & Lids (metal) 3
Metal Fragments 7
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Rubber Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 7
Bags (cloth) 1
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
boat paddle 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Eel
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris hook/fishing line/sinker
Comments Eel was hooked in the mouth with short fishing line and sinker

Boat paddle. Another but could not remove due to weight was a car wheel (not tire). It seemed to have been there so long it is now part of the reef.

burlap sacks


Water was calm, clear and warmer than I had expected. Nice long peaceful dive. Video of the entire dive can be found here: https://youtu.be/kNWLv-w8MM4

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