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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

25 March, 2023

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
17.35 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
25 March, 2023
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Sunny with rainy periods
Survey Depth Range
1.2–9.3 meters
Area Surveyed
556.96 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 31
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 4
Cigar Tips 2
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 56
Gloves (latex) 2
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 3
Straws, Stirrers 9
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Plastic Fragments 37
Strapping Bands (plastic) 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
SCUBA Weights 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 2
other materials collected
Bamboo chopstick 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Crab
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Fishing net

Pair of pants

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