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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Ung Kong Chau

31 August, 2019

Team Leader
Keilem Ng
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
32 kgs (measured)

22.323638812482, 114.35332737249

Survey Information

Location Name
Ung Kong Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Eco Marine
City
Hong Kong
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
31 August, 2019
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.323638812482
Longitude: 114.35332737249
Weather Conditions
Heavy rain and thunderstorms
Survey Depth Range
1–8 meters
Area Surveyed
36000 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Sand/Silt wiht scattered corals
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 10
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cigarette Lighters 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 2
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 2
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 14
Food Wrappers (plastic) 22
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 52
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 18
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 5
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 26
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Cars & Car Parts 1
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Bands 1
wood materials collected
Lumber (processed Or Cut/milled Wood) 1
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Bags (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 2
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Computer Equipment & Other Electronic Devices 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 4
other materials collected
fibre glass fragment 2
pill casing 1
windsurfing fin 1
plastic razor handle 1
iphone screen protector 1
first aid bandage in plastic packaging 1
single use plastic dental floss pick 1
sunglasses 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name crab
Number Entangled 1
Status dead
Type of Debris ghost net

many boat partiest in this bay, seasonal south westerfly winds bringing in debris from the Pearl River Delta

Game Boy Plastic outer shell

Ghost Nets

Plastic Fragments

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