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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

HOMI ISLAND

2 December, 2018

Team Leader
MIHWA JO
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
7 kgs (estimated)

38.3288177, 128.5255585

Survey Information

Location Name
HOMI ISLAND
Organization/Dive Centre
MARINE PARK DIVE CENTER
City
GANGWON-DO
Country
South Korea
Date
2 December, 2018
Survey Duration
32 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.3288177
Longitude: 128.5255585
Weather Conditions
GOOD
Survey Depth Range
3–7 meters
Area Surveyed
914.6 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Carpet (synthetic) 1
glass materials collected
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (glass & Ceramic) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 2
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Caps & Lids (metal) 2
rubber materials collected
Rubber Bands 3
Rubber Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Rope And String (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
Cloth Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1
Toys 1
Entangled Animals
Marine Mammals
Species or Common Name sea hare
Number Entangled 2
Status released unharmed
Type of Debris sailfin sandfish

fishing net

can

plastic


Fishermen need to collect the net used for fishing.

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