By Dr. Yong Chang Jang,
researcher at Korea Marine Litter Institute
yongchangjang@hotmail.com
Hae Un Dae Beach on Busan City is covered with about 150 tons of marine debris blown by Typhoon Nakri on August 4, 2014.
The beach is the most favorite in Korea. On some hot days, even 1 million people visit the beach on one day.
The marine debris covering the beach is special, as it is mostly composed of one type o f wooden board. Some newspaper reported that (1) this wooden board was released by the Typhoon by accident from a nearby coast, (2) this wooden board was originally on a ship, which was stranded in front of Busan in the last July, and the freight was moved to a coast and kept, but, (3) as the lost freight-wooden board-was not tightly bind, they were released by the Typhoon.
The case shows the importance of marine debris management again. The pictures below was taken on August 4 by Ms. Tae Hee Kim, a member of Korea Marine Litter Institute.
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