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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Dongho-Ri, Yangyang-Goon, Kangwon-Do, South Korea

13 October, 2018

Team Leader
Jinsuk Park
Number of Participants
20
Total Debris Collected
250 kgs (estimated)

38.062145, 128.68096

Survey Information

Location Name
Dongho-Ri, Yangyang-Goon, Kangwon-Do, South Korea
Organization/Dive Centre
PADI / Flex diving center #26442
City
Yangyang
Country
South Korea
Date
13 October, 2018
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.062145
Longitude: 128.68096
Weather Conditions
Good weather. Fine and little bit cloudy sky. 26 Degrees Celsius in the air. 10 Degrees Celsius in 12 meters depth.
Survey Depth Range
3–12 meters
Area Surveyed
1206.84 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
Rocks in the sand slope
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Bags: Trash (plastic) 435
Bait Containers, Packaging 45
Baskets, Crates 3
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 3
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 12
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 1
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 12
Fishing: Line 29
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Plastic Fragments 156
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
Beverage Bottles (glass) 11
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 2
Appliances: Household 5
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 7
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 4
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 5
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 2
Wood Fragments 14
mixed materials collected
Bricks, Cinderblocks & Chunks Of Cement 11
Shoes-flip Flops, Sandals, Tennis, Etc 2

No. I am not.

There was no unusal Item found.

Plastic deberis from household goods

Plastic bags for shopping

Pastic fishing stuff


In the East Sea of korea, still there is serious biohazard from overpupulated Sea Urchin and Star Fish.

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