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Coastal Regions in South Korea Grapple With Marine Litter, Study Shows

HONGSEONG, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Coastal areas in South Chungcheong Province are struggling with marine debris scattered along shorelines, according to a new distribution map released on April 18 by the Chungcheong Research Institute. The researchers surveyed 190 locations along the mainland coasts last year and graded the level of pollution from 0 to 9 [...]

Busan’s Haeundae District Sets Up Sculptures Using Marine Litter

BUSAN, Dec. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Marine litter has been transformed into artworks to share an important message about the seriousness of contaminating the environment. A series of sculptures were built in Busan’s tourist district of Haeundae using debris collected from the sea to raise public awareness about the risk posed by marine litter and the severity of the [...]