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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

11 September, 2021

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
22 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
11 September, 2021
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Mostly clear
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
75 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
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 21
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Cigarette Lighters 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 6
Food Wrappers (plastic) 7
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 2
Syringes (plastic) 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 463
Strapping Bands (plastic) 7
Rope (plastic/nylon) 9
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 23
Caps & Lids (metal) 17
Metal Fragments 33
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Rubber Bands 1
Tires/tyres 2
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 5
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 10
Rope And String (cloth) 13
Cloth Fragments 22
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 12
other materials collected
camping chair 1

I was really shocked at the debris. All I can guess is that much of this was stuff that was stirred up from other locations by the typhoon that passed through just after my previous survey, and carried by current to my dive site. I spent most of my dive that totaled 86 minutes focused on picking up smaller debris, and saving the end of my dive for the larger pieces.

camping chair

random pieces of hard plastic

old and well worn aluminum cans


I wonder, now that Project AWARE is now PADI AWARE, is there new merch/flags available...and can you guys hook me up with a new flag to pose with?

Video of the entire dive ( from my POV, not including the other divers) is here: https://youtu.be/SN0EEJj9Kpo

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