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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

11 May, 2019

Team Leader
Tursiopsdivers
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
29.5 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
11 May, 2019
Survey Duration
41 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Rainy
Survey Depth Range
1.2–6.3 meters
Area Surveyed
3128.53 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
coral reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 43
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 6
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 4
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 2
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Diapers/nappies 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 87
Gloves (latex) 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 6
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
Straws, Stirrers 12
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 7
Plastic Fragments 62
Cigarette Filters 8
Strapping Bands (plastic) 11
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 5
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 8
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
Pipes & Rebar 1
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Metal Fragments 3
rubber materials collected
Condoms 1
Gloves (rubber) 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
other materials collected
chopsticks (wood) 10
Toilet bowl 1
Surgical mask 1
Flower pot (plastic) 1
Bandaid 1
Tarp bag 3
Wheel (20 cm in diameter) 1
Clip board (plastic) 1
Sunglasses 1
Fiberglass fragment 1

Sunglasses, Toilet bowl, clipboard

Plastic wraps and bags

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