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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

16 October, 2021

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
10.58 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
16 October, 2021
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Windy and rainy due to typhoon
Survey Depth Range
1–4.2 meters
Area Surveyed
451 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 22
Bait Containers, Packaging 4
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 3
Fishing: Line 7
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Food Wrappers (plastic) 27
Gloves (latex) 1
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 1
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 29
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 5
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 6
other materials collected
Surgical mask 1

Typhoon

China flag, surgical mask

plastic bags

plastic wraps

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