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Sadoo Island in Geoje

8 August, 2019

Team Leader
JAE HYEON IM
Number of Participants
5
Total Debris Collected
17 kgs (estimated)

34.905114, 128.5795226

Survey Information

Location Name
Sadoo Island in Geoje
Organization/Dive Centre
Geoje Leisure world
City
Geoje
Country
South Korea
Date
8 August, 2019
Survey Duration
32 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 34.905114
Longitude: 128.5795226
Weather Conditions
Bright weather. Very low waves and low tide of .26 degrees.
Survey Depth Range
3–15 meters
Area Surveyed
420 m2
Dominant Substrate
seagrass
Ecosystem
kelp
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 1
Baskets, Crates 4
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 2
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 1
Buoys & Floats (plastic & Foamed) 5
Caps & Lids (plastic) 7
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 11
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 8
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 3
Rope (plastic/nylon) 1
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 2
metal materials collected
Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. 2
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 3
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 2
Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 7
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3
mixed materials collected
Clothing 1

There was a fish farm around Sadu Island, so there were many trash Styrofoam. The next dive will be with more divers.

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