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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

10 September, 2019

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
12 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
10 September, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Some rain a few days.
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
800 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Bottles: Oil/lube 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 12
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 1
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Plastic Fragments 61
Rope (plastic/nylon) 8
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 21
Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 11
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Inner-tubes & Rubber Sheets 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 9
Towels/rags 2
Cloth Fragments 7
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 3
other materials collected
plastic Gloves (food service) 3
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Leopard Crab
Number Entangled 13
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Discarded mound of fishing line
Comments There were a total of 13 animals entangled. 10 were dead. 3 were alive and released unharmed. Video of the release is here (although the 3rd release is not shown as my gopro battery died) - https://vimeo.com/359022412

childs inner tube

aluminum cans

cloth gloves


Condensed version of entire cleanup here - https://vimeo.com/359536197/287280fdc3

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