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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

5 August, 2022

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
15 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
United States
Date
5 August, 2022
Survey Duration
85 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Small typhoon passed through several days before. Otherwise clear
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
130 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
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 6
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 4
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 8
Gloves (latex) 9
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Toothbrushes 1
Plastic Fragments 89
Rope (plastic/nylon) 10
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 12
Caps & Lids (metal) 13
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 17
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 8
Rubber Bands 1
Rubber Fragments 4
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 13
Rope And String (cloth) 25
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 19
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 6
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 7
other materials collected
sunglasses/eyeglasses 2
umbrella 1

Several large masses of fishing nets that are as of yet, not buried in sand and can be lifted to the surface easily. Im waiting for help to remove these

dinosaur toy

plastic/rubber/cloth gloves

towels/rags

random plastic


This was the first dive. When finished and did a second DAD survey. Video of the entire dive here: https://youtu.be/_PNOm18MfzE

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