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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

24 August, 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
24 August, 2020
Survey Duration
71 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear.
Survey Depth Range
1–3 meters
Area Surveyed
149 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 11
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Furnishings (plastic) 14
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 2
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 10
Plastic Fragments 96
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 11
Caps & Lids (metal) 4
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 3
Metal Fragments 5
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 3
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Rubber Fragments 7
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 3
Rope And String (cloth) 12
Cloth Fragments 17
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 10

Fitness Tracker (functional)

golf balls

shoes

plastic flooring


Due to fishermen on the edge of the reef, I stayed mostly within the confines of the boulders in mostly very shallow water. Video of the entire dive here - https://youtu.be/2xNm29T_pFs

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