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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Motosuko Lake

15 July, 2017

Team Leader
SUNG SU CHO
Number of Participants
11
Total Debris Collected
3 kgs (estimated)

35.459743634786, 138.57553213835

Survey Information

Location Name
Motosuko Lake
Organization/Dive Centre
ND Scuba
City
Songpa-gu
Country
South Korea
Date
15 July, 2017
Survey Duration
53 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.459743634786
Longitude: 138.57553213835
Weather Conditions
It was very clear and the lake was calm.
Survey Depth Range
2–11 meters
Area Surveyed
1300 m2
Dominant Substrate
silt
Ecosystem
Freshwater shrimp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 8
Fishing: Line 20
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 15
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
SCUBA & Snorkel Gear-masks, Snorkels, Fins 2
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 30

We found beer cans 30 years old. I also found a very old diving mask.


I thought the lake also was as precious as the ocean.

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