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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

bubblebubble resort at Pohang

2 August, 2019

Team Leader
Byungju Jung
Number of Participants
10
Total Debris Collected
18 kgs (estimated)

35.947842014126, 129.5473239794

Survey Information

Location Name
bubblebubble resort at Pohang
Organization/Dive Centre
Pacific Ocean Dive Center
City
Pohang
Country
South Korea
Date
2 August, 2019
Survey Duration
36 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 35.947842014126
Longitude: 129.5473239794
Weather Conditions
cloudy and high percentage of humidity
Survey Depth Range
5–12.7 meters
Area Surveyed
483 m2
Dominant Substrate
rock
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Slight for waves 0.5 -1.25 meter high
plastic materials collected
Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) 3
Bait Containers, Packaging 2
Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) 1
Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) 2
Caps & Lids (plastic) 12
Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar 3
Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) 9
Fishing: Line 3
Fishing: Nets & Pieces Of Nets 3
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Cigarette Filters 9
Rope (plastic/nylon) 6
glass materials collected
Jars-food (glass) 2
Beverage Bottles (glass) 7
metal materials collected
Aerosol/spray Cans 1
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 6
Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) 3
Fishing: Traps & Pots 2
cloth materials collected
Gloves (cloth) 1
Towels/rags 1
Entangled Animals
Other Fish
Species or Common Name Halichoeres tenuispinnis
Number Entangled 4
Status injured
Type of Debris Semicossyphus reticulatus
Comments there are some fish traps . Some fishes already dead and another is not good. We cut the trap and let the fish go.

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