The outline of the integrate treatment system to marine debris for offshore Korea

Abstract

Persistent solid marine wastes from ocean and land sources give rise to impede the safe surface passage and foul our coastal scenery. To ultimately mitigate the solid waste problems, the Korea government (the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) has started in the marine debris issue since 1999 by supporting several R&D projects in KRISO/KORDI. In this paper, we introduce an integrate treatment system to be the key milestone in the solution of the problems. As elemental technologies, we demonstrate essential accomplishments of four categories of the project called with Integrated Management system for marine debris: prevention, in-situ survey, recovery, and treatment. Throughout the context, we lay high emphasis on the significance of practical approaches to the problem of marine debris. Copyright ？ 2005 by The International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers.