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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

19 May, 2021

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
45 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
19 May, 2021
Survey Duration
52 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Several days of rain preceding the day of the dive.
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
130 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 35
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 12
Food Wrappers (plastic) 1
Gloves (latex) 2
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 18
Rope (plastic/nylon) 24
metal materials collected
Pipes & Rebar 2
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 112
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Cloth Fragments 35
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
other materials collected
candle 1

shoe

nets


Used my makeshift lift bags to remove approx. 35kg mass of nets and ropes. Full video of the entire dive is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idc6tOsj7OM

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