Dive Against Debris Data Submission
songdo beach
22 November, 2019
- Team Leader
- Byungju Jung
- Number of Participants
- 12
- Total Debris Collected
- 20 kgs (estimated)
35.074210537731, 129.01838534506
Survey Information
- Location Name
- songdo beach
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Pacific Ocean Dive
- City
- Busan
- Country
- South Korea
- Date
- 22 November, 2019
- Survey Duration
- 32 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 35.074210537731
Longitude: 129.01838534506
- Weather Conditions
-
warm and shiny
temperature of 20 c degrees
- Survey Depth Range
- 2–6 meters
- Area Surveyed
- 1946 m2
- Dominant Substrate
- sand
- Ecosystem
- rocky reef
- Wave Conditions
- Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags-grocery/retail (plastic) | 12 |
| Bags: Trash (plastic) | 2 |
| Beverage Bottles: 2 Litres Or More (plastic) | 4 |
| Beverage Bottles: Less Than 2 Litres (plastic) | 21 |
| Cigarette Lighters | 3 |
| Containers: Fast Food, Lunch Boxes & Similar | 3 |
| Cups, Plates, Forks, Knives, Spoons (plastic) | 5 |
| Fishing: Line | 3 |
| Mesh Bags: Fruit/vegetable/shellfish | 1 |
| Straws, Stirrers | 1 |
| Cigarette Filters | 23 |
| Strapping Bands (plastic) | 2 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Batteries: AA, AAA, C & D, 6V, 9V, Etc. | 2 |
| Beverage Cans (aluminium) | 8 |
| Cans: Food/juice, Other (tin) | 2 |
| Caps & Lids (metal) | 2 |
| Cups & Plates-tableware/dishes (metal) | 2 |
| Gas Bottles/cylinder, Drums-more Than 4 Liters | 1 |
| Wire, Wire Mesh & Barbed Wire | 2 |
| rubber materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Tires/tyres | 2 |
| Rubber Fragments | 3 |
| paper materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Bags (paper) | 4 |
| Paper, Cardboard Fragments | 3 |
| mixed materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Entangled Animals | |
|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | |
| Species or Common Name | Octopus |
| Number Entangled | 1 |
| Status | injured |
| Type of Debris | fish trap |
| Comments | Big Octopus trap in nets , and I tangled him. |
Additional Information
cigarette filters
plastic bottles
