40 University Students Gather at Banghwaseom in Tongyeong... Pukyong National University Yeongnam Sea Grant Center Leads Marine Cleanup Volunteer Work

Pukyong National University Yeongnam Sea Grant Center (Director: Lee Incheol) conducted the "Marine Debris Collection Activity in Tongyeong and Geoje, Gyeongnam" around Banghwaseom Island in Tongyeong on September 23.

On that day, about 40 people, including students from the Department of Ocean Engineering who are members of the Yeongnam Sea Grant Center club and Deputy Director Kim Kyunghoe (professor of ocean engineering), participated in the cleanup activities around Banghwaseom Island.

Since 2022, the Yeongnam Sea Grant Center has been conducting annual marine debris collection activities with ocean engineering students, focusing on retrieving discarded fishing gear, buoys, and other marine waste that has drifted onto Banghwaseom Island.

This marine cleanup event was supported by representatives from the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency and the Tongyeong Seonchon Fishing Village Cooperative.

Pukyong National University Yeongnam Sea Grant Center is carrying out the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ Sea Grant program for the development of Marine Korea. The center is also engaged in training fisheries professionals, conducting research on regional issues for the advancement of the marine and fisheries sector in the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region, and running public outreach projects.

Students from Pukyong National University are conducting marine cleanup activities around Banghwa Island in Tongyeong.

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