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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

27 August, 2022

Team Leader
William Hederson
Number of Participants
2
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
South Korea
Date
27 August, 2022
Survey Duration
79 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
120 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 13
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 8
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 6
Fishing: Line 9
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 6
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 10
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Gloves (latex) 42
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 8
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 22
Plastic Fragments 95
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
Rope (plastic/nylon) 18
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 13
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 4
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 12
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 6
Rubber Fragments 3
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Gloves (cloth) 22
Rope And String (cloth) 10
Towels/rags 6
Cloth Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 26

summer vacation season

finding so many masks/swimming goggles was unusual

plastic gloves - summer campers

cloth gloves - fishermen

masks - beach users


This was the second dive and survey of the day! Video of the entire dive is here: https://youtu.be/g1Rx_8_kArE

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