Date & hour
Tuesday 08/31/2021
Location
Façade de Mer, 62930, Wimereux, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
404Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
338Tobacco products with filters
161Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
147Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
137Confectionery packets and wrappers
24Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
23Plastic bags and pieces
13Bottle caps
12Plastic bottle caps
11Stir-sticks
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 9 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 2 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Non |
| In your opinion, has the beach been cleaned (presence of beach cleaning machine tracks or beach cleaned regularly) over the two weeks preceding the clean-up? | Oui |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Non |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | Non |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Oui |
| Have you observed on the top of the beach some big densities of industrial plastic pellets (sign of an ancient accumulation linked to spring tides)? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Orange et bleu |
| Are you aware of any event in the area that could cause a higher presence of litter (community or private parties, unusual weather conditions, beach parties, etc.)? | Non |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Oui |
| - Near a tourist area | Oui |
| - Near a town | Oui |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités de pêche, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Pêche |
| Please specify | Bateaux |
| Please specify | Voile |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 338 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 12 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 23 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 137 |
 Lollipop sticks | 3 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 4 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 1 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 8 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 24 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 147 |
 Straws | 7 |
| Stir-sticks | 11 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 161 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 404 |
| Bottle caps | 13 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 10 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 3 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up