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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky outcrop

13 October, 2020

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
3
Total Debris Collected
20 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
13 October, 2020
Survey Duration
63 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Calm within S. Korea, but small tropical storm off the coast of Japan produced high waves most days of the last week
Survey Depth Range
1–6 meters
Area Surveyed
150 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) 1
Balls 10
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 8
Caps & Lids (plastic) 2
Cigarette Lighters 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 9
Furnishings (plastic) 9
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 5
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 1
Plastic Fragments 108
Strapping Bands (plastic) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 7
Metal Fragments 28
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 3
Rubber Fragments 4
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 2
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 16
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 9
other materials collected
mask (corona virus) 1

Rough seas the past week seems to have stirred up a lot of trash

snorkel


Video of complete dive here - https://youtu.be/TBaHzaOXhUg

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