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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

31 July, 2020

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
13 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
31 July, 2020
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Rainy. Most days were rainy.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
40 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Balls 7
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Fishing: Line 17
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 81
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 25
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 1
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 11
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 10
rubber materials collected
Rubber Fragments 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 11
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 3
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7

storage crate

cloth gloves

wood and plant debris

golf balls


This is the 5th pending survey since June 10.

Vis was terrible. I didnt find most of the debris until the second half of the dive, which unfortunatly isnt on video because i forgot to clear the SD card. The first 24 minutes of the dive however can be seen here - https://youtu.be/CR6H-ZtikUw

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