Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop
29 August, 2021
- Team Leader
- William Henderson
- Number of Participants
- 1
- Total Debris Collected
- 15 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
- 29 August, 2021
- Survey Duration
- 80 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
- Weather Conditions
-
Typhoon passed through a week ago. Many days since had rain.
- Survey Depth Range
- 1–4 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 100 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- rock
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 3 |
| Balls | 9 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 3 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 6 |
| Caps & Lids (plastic) | 4 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 1 |
| Fishing: Line | 4 |
| Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles | 1 |
| Food Wrappers (plastic) | 17 |
| Gloves (latex) | 6 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 308 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 5 |
| Rope (plastic/nylon) | 9 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Glass & Ceramic Fragments | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 22 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| Wrappers (foil/metal) | 6 |
| Metal Fragments | 8 |
| Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks | 1 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Gloves (rubber) | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 8 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 1 |
| cloth materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (burlap) | 1 |
| Gloves (cloth) | 12 |
| Rope And String (cloth) | 11 |
| Cloth Fragments | 16 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Clothing | 6 |
| Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc | 2 |
Additional Information
I am guessing much is this is related to the typhoon, however as with my last dive a week earlier the summer season has ended and coupled with high waves non-typhoon related. It is usually like this in late summer/early fall.
Burlap sack with 2 blankets and a pair of pajamas inside
plastic fragments
aluminum cans
cloth gloves
Comments and Feedback
My last survey on Aug. 23th was approved the same day I submitted it, and those survey results were reflected on the world map. I notice however that those numbers have been retracted.
My gopro battery died before the dive ended, but the entire dive except the last 10 minutes is here:
