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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Day1. Cheongganjeong(Gangwon-do)

25 June, 2022

Team Leader
Hyungseok Kim
Number of Participants
24
Total Debris Collected
30 kgs (estimated)

38.266720667622, 128.55862147655

Survey Information

Location Name
Day1. Cheongganjeong(Gangwon-do)
Organization/Dive Centre
Time Space Dive
City
Seoul
Country
South Korea
Date
25 June, 2022
Survey Duration
60 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 38.266720667622
Longitude: 128.55862147655
Weather Conditions
Sunny
Survey Depth Range
5–15 meters
Area Surveyed
10909.1 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
Sand
Wave Conditions
Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 5
Baskets, Crates 1
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 7
Caps & Lids (plastic) 5
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 5
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 5
Fishing: Line 4
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 2
Foam Insulation & Packaging 1
Straws, Stirrers 2
Tobacco Packaging & Wrappers 1
Plastic Fragments 13
Cigarette Filters 17
glass materials collected
Glass & Ceramic Fragments 1
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
Forks, Knives, Spoons (cutlery) 1
Pipes & Rebar 1
wood materials collected
Wood Fragments 1
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 5
other materials collected
Umbrella 1

Most of the garbage was household garbage. Among them, plastic waste accounted for the largest portion.

Unusual were umbrellas and camping chair legs.

Fishing Nets

Fishing Lures

Plastic Cup


We have confirmed that a significant portion of the plastic waste we use goes into the sea. To reduce plastic usage, we will use tumblers and stainless steel straws.

Participants : 1. Kaitlyn Yoon / 11-NOV-2005 / [email protected] 2. Richard Shin / 22-FEB-2004 / [email protected] 3. Sally Shin / 22-FEB-2004 / [email protected] 4. Sohyun Kim / 20-FEB-2005 / [email protected] 5. Myungjae Han / 04-DEC-2004 / [email protected] 6. Jinsung Park / 20-JUL-2007 / [email protected] 7. Chanhyeok Kwak / 28-FEB-2007 / [email protected] 8. Youju Lee / 27-MAY-2010 / [email protected] 9. Hanser Yoon / 29-JAN-2005 / [email protected] 10. Soobin Ahn / 01-OCT-2004 / [email protected]

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