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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Event 4. Gyoam

10 August, 2024

Team Leader
Hyungseok Kim
Number of Participants
8
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (estimated)

38.304982031419, 128.54836779899

Survey Information

Location Name
Event 4. Gyoam
Organization/Dive Centre
Time Space Dive
City
Goseong-si
Country
South Korea
Date
10 August, 2024
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.304982031419
Longitude: 128.54836779899
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
1–1 meters
Area Surveyed
6000 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
sand
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 10
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Bait Containers, Packaging 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 7
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Plastic Fragments 4
Cigarette Filters 27
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Metal Fragments 3
cloth materials collected
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 6

The debris of fireworks flowed into the sea because the tourists did not clean up after setting off fireworks.

Fireworks

Fireworks

Bait

cigarette butt


Participants : Joonki Yoon, Daehwan Kim, Juyoung Kim, Daeheon Shin, Pyeonghoi Lee, Jiwon Kang, Hyomin Park, Hannah Joo

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