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ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

11 June, 2022

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
4.2 kgs (measured)

22.545909, 114.431823

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
City
Tung Ping Chau island
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
11 June, 2022
Survey Duration
54 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Stormy and rainy
Survey Depth Range
1.2–5.5 meters
Area Surveyed
1344 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 8
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 28
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 2
Straws, Stirrers 1
Plastic Fragments 38
Strapping Bands (plastic) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 3
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 4
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 1
Status injured
Type of Debris Fishingnet
Comments All small legs were missing

Dive knife, mesh bag

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