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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

18 August, 2016

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
5 kgs (estimated)

36.136072, 129.398292

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
City
Pohang
Country
South Korea
Date
18 August, 2016
Survey Duration
23 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Clear and Hot. No rain.
Survey Depth Range
0.5–3.5 meters
Area Surveyed
71 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 9
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Baskets, Crates 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 16
Plastic Fragments 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 15
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 3

3 days ago was a national holiday here in Korea ( Liberation Day). While I was at the site on that day, I am positive there were many people there having day trips and camping. Most of this debris came from a single location about 2 meters deep that appeared to have been filled with camping trash and suck within a bag with a rock. Nearly all of the plastic bags/wrappers with in the same general location.

Big plastic Crate

PLastic food crap ( from people eating/cooking on the beach)

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