Dive Against Debris Data Submission
Yeongdo Tourist Center
1 February, 2023
- Team Leader
- semin heo
- Number of Participants
- 7
- Total Debris Collected
- 1000 kgs (estimated)
35.093949691165, 129.03810910548
Survey Information
- Location Name
- Yeongdo Tourist Center
- Organization/Dive Centre
- sumdive
- City
- busan
- Country
- South Korea
- Date
- 1 February, 2023
- Survey Duration
- 60 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.093949691165
Longitude: 129.03810910548
- Weather Conditions
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There were no waves, but the water temperature was very low
9 degrees(underwater)
- Survey Depth Range
- 3–5 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1140.28 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- Harbor
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 10 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 10 |
| Bottles: Oil/lube | 10 |
| Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets | 10 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| fishing net | 950 |
Additional Information
There are many waste nets discarded from fishing boats We mobilized a dive team and excavator to remove marine debris over 10 days.
large net
large net
Comments and Feedback
I have more pictures but they are not uploading Nets abandoned in the ocean have become a huge problem It is fortunate that large equipment and divers were mobilized to remove even a little bit
