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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau

13 November, 2021

Team Leader
Eszter
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
20.5 kgs (measured)

22.545909, 114.431823

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS323 - Tung Ping Chau
Organization/Dive Centre
Tursiopsdivers
Country
Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Date
13 November, 2021
Survey Duration
48 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 22.545909
Longitude: 114.431823
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
1–5.9 meters
Area Surveyed
2988.31 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) 50
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 9
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 6
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 30
Gloves (latex) 1
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 3
Sheeting: Tarpaulin, Plastic Sheets, Palette Wrap 5
Straws, Stirrers 4
Toothbrushes 2
Plastic Fragments 68
Strapping Bands (plastic) 8
Rope (plastic/nylon) 16
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Light Globes/bulbs/tubes 1
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 2
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Clothing 4
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1
Entangled Animals
Crustaceans
Species or Common Name Rock crab, shrimp
Number Entangled 3
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris Rope, plastic wrap

Diaper, rope (diameter 20cm), surgical masks

Plastic wrappers

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