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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

SONGJEONG BEACH

23 June, 2019

Team Leader
JAE HYEON IM
Number of Participants
15
Total Debris Collected
47 kgs (estimated)

35.178472518844, 129.2006345348

Survey Information

Location Name
SONGJEONG BEACH
Organization/Dive Centre
PACIFIC OCEAN DIVE
City
BUSAN
Country
South Korea
Date
23 June, 2019
Survey Duration
46 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.178472518844
Longitude: 129.2006345348
Weather Conditions
23 degree. cloudy and windy
Survey Depth Range
3–10 meters
Area Surveyed
80.93 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bags: Trash (plastic) 2
Balloons 1
Baskets, Crates 6
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 27
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 10
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 4
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 20
Cigar Tips 6
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 22
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 2
Furnishings (plastic) 3
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 9
Plastic Fragments 6
Cigarette Filters 12
Rope (plastic/nylon) 5
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 3
Beverage Bottles (glass) 4
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 3
Appliances: Household 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 5
Caps & Lids (metal) 11
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 1
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 10

There were so many pieces of glass in the sand that it was dangerous and there were more harmful things in the sea than I thought.

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