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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS 126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

1 October, 2023

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

36.136089, 129.398324

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS 126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
City
Pohang
Country
South Korea
Date
1 October, 2023
Survey Duration
62 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136089
Longitude: 129.398324
Weather Conditions
Clear
Survey Depth Range
1–4 meters
Area Surveyed
120 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 2
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 9
Food Wrappers (plastic) 10
Gloves (latex) 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 173
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 11
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 12
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Gloves (cloth) 26
Rope And String (cloth) 6
Cloth Fragments 40
other materials collected
fishing reel 1

toy

plastic gloves

cloth gloves

random scraps of plastic


Video of the full dive here: https://youtu.be/iriQzVjhFzM

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