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ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop

12 February, 2023

Team Leader
William Henderson
Number of Participants
1
Total Debris Collected
4 kgs (estimated)

36.136089, 129.398324

Survey Information

Location Name
ADS126 - Chilpo Beach Northern Rocky Outcrop
Organization/Dive Centre
Dive Against Debris Korea (Daegu)
City
Pohang
Country
South Korea
Date
12 February, 2023
Survey Duration
24 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 36.136089
Longitude: 129.398324
Weather Conditions
I dont recall actually. But no serious storm events
Survey Depth Range
1–2 meters
Area Surveyed
75 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 3
Food Wrappers (plastic) 11
Plastic Fragments 77
Strapping Bands (plastic) 1
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 1
Rubber Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Bags (burlap) 1
Cloth Fragments 26

plastic everything


Very short dive. Dry suit was letting water in. Lots of plastic soup in water, but i couldn't venture far or stay long because water was coming into the dry suit. Video of full dive here: https://youtu.be/iwMVM0ZyIpA

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