Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
10 December, 2022
- Team Leader
- Eszter
- Number of Participants
- 3
- Total Debris Collected
- 4.27 kgs (measured)
22.545909, 114.431823
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Country
- Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- Date
- 10 December, 2022
- Survey Duration
- 56 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
- Weather Conditions
-
Windy
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–5.8 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 312 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) | 39 |
| Bait Containers, Packaging | 1 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 4 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 4 |
| Fishing: Line | 5 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 36 |
| Gloves (latex) | 1 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 3 |
| Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap | 3 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 7 |
| Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers | 2 |
| Plastic Fragments | 38 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 6 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 15 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) | 1 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 1 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Face mask | 1 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Crustaceans | |
| Species or Common Name | Crab |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | Tarp bag |
| Comments | Some parts of the tarp were so tightly wrapped around the crab that we could not remove it, he also had one leg missing, but once released he swam away quickly. |
Additional Information
hat, face mask
plastic waps
plastic bags
