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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

TaeJongdae Gamjibeach

21 October, 2019

Team Leader
JAE HYEON IM
Number of Participants
6
Total Debris Collected
10 kgs (measured)

35.05938848071, 129.07713724687

Survey Information

Location Name
TaeJongdae Gamjibeach
Organization/Dive Centre
Tae Jongdae Marine sports class
City
BUSAN
Country
South Korea
Date
21 October, 2019
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.05938848071
Longitude: 129.07713724687
Weather Conditions
Bright weather. Very low waves and low tide of .20 degrees.
Survey Depth Range
3–18 meters
Area Surveyed
129.077 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
seagrass
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 2
Bags: Trash (plastic) 1
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Balloons 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 3
Bottles: Bleach/cleaner Bottles 7
Bottles: Oil/lube 2
Buckets, Drums & Jerrycans-2 Liters Or More 1
Caps & Lids (plastic) 3
Cigarette Lighters 3
Cigar Tips 1
Diapers/nappies 3
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 1
Food Wrappers (plastic) 5
Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish 4
Pipes (plastic-PVC) 1
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 3
Plastic Fragments 7
Cigarette Filters 5
Rope (plastic/nylon) 2
glass materials collected
Buoys (glass) 2
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 4
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 5
Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) 3
Caps & Lids (metal) 1
Pipes & Rebar 2
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 1
rubber materials collected
Gloves (rubber) 2
Rubber Bands 5
Rubber Fragments 1
wood materials collected
Furnishings (wood) 3
Wood Fragments 2
cloth materials collected
Bags (cloth) 2
Gloves (cloth) 1
Rope And String (cloth) 3
Cloth Fragments 1
paper materials collected
Bags (paper) 5
Cardboard: Packaging & Cartons 2
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 2
mixed materials collected
Fireworks 7

I think the underwater purification activity with the students is really meaningful. I think we should take care to make the sea cleaner.

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