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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

3 April, 2022

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
2 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
3 April, 2022
Survey Duration
50 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136072
Longitude: 129.398292
Weather Conditions
Mostly clear. A small bit of rain earlier in the week.
Survey Depth Range
1–5 meters
Area Surveyed
120 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Balls 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 4
Caps & Lids (plastic) 1
Fishing: Line 5
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
Gloves (latex) 1
Plastic Fragments 39
Cigarette Filters 1
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 7
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Pipes & Rebar 3
Wrappers (foil/metal) 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 5
Cloth Fragments 11
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 9
mixed materials collected
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 1

shoe

cardboard fragments

random plastic


Video of the entire dive is here: https://youtu.be/kRL6Wo7PFLU

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