Cho Dong-Oh
Coastal and Ocean Policy Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute, 1652 Sangam-Dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul 121-270, Republic of Korea.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2009 Aug;58(3):415-7. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.10.004. Epub 2008 Nov 18.
A significant amount of sea-based marine debris is generated and deposited in Korean coastal waters. The Korean government has removed 66,000 tons of deposited marine debris since 1999. However, to fully address the problem, the generation of marine debris needs to be prevented. As an alternative, Korean government has initiated an incentive program for fishermen, who collect fishing gear or other marine debris while fishing. Although a considerable amount of marine debris is collected and removed from major fishing grounds, the program may not incentivize long-term sustainable behavior, resulting in further discarding of marine debris when the program is completed.
大量源自海洋的海洋垃圾在韩国沿海水域产生并沉积。自1999年以来，韩国政府已清理了6.6万吨沉积的海洋垃圾。然而，要全面解决这一问题，需要防止海洋垃圾的产生。作为一种替代方案，韩国政府启动了一项针对渔民的激励计划，鼓励他们在捕鱼时收集渔具或其他海洋垃圾。尽管从主要渔场收集并清除了大量海洋垃圾，但该计划可能无法激励长期可持续行为，导致该计划结束后海洋垃圾被进一步丢弃。
