Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
13 October, 2018
- Team Leader
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 16.5 kgs (measured)
22.545909, 114.431823
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Tursiopsdivers
- Country
- Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- Date
- 13 October, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 27 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
- Weather Conditions
-
Rainy intervals
- Survey Depth Range
- 1.5–3.3 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1663.43 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 4 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 5 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 14 |
| Fishing: Line | 2 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 3 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 38 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 2 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Syringes (plastic) | 1 |
| Toothbrushes | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 78 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 9 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 11 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 1 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 1 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 1 |
| Pipes & Rebar | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 1 |
| Metal Fragments | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Rubber Fragments | 2 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cloth Fragments | 2 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Toys | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Umbrella case | 1 |
| Anchor | 1 |
| Metal nail used as UW marker (out of use for years) | 1 |
| Bag (non woven material) | 1 |
| Scythe | 1 |
| Tarp bag | 5 |
Additional Information
Typhoon Mangkhut a month ago.
Scythe, anchor, metal teapot.
Plastic fragments
Plastic food wrappers
Comments and Feedback
The syringe still had a needle attached.
