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"A Study on the Reduction of Marine Microplastics - Focus on Environmental Governance -"
Summary
This Korean study analyzed marine debris monitoring data from 2016 to 2020 to understand the distribution and growth of marine litter, particularly microplastics, in Korean coastal waters. Total debris collected more than doubled over the period, with most found on coastlines rather than in the water column. The authors recommend expanding monitoring to subsurface water and refining governance approaches.
This study focused on environmental governance to reduce marine micro plastics. In the last 5 years, marine debris was generated in the order of coast > sedimentation > floating debris. In addition, 70,840 tons of marine debris was collected in 2016, but it is increasing to 138,362 tons in 2020. Currently, marine debris monitoring research is being conducted mainly on the coast of Korea, but since microplastics can affect marine life and items produced on the coast, we suggest diversifying monitoring. And the measures to reduce styrofoam buoy waste are as follows. Introduce a systematic and sustainable education system that can make fishery workers aware of the problem of waste dumped into the sea and the seriousness of marine pollution.