Date & hour
Sunday 08/08/2021
Location
Praia Cabedelo do Douro, Foz do Douro, Portugal, Foz do Douro, PRT
Results
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 4 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 5 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 30 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Oui |
| 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? | Non |
| 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? | Non |
| 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 | Oui |
| Please specify | Douro |
| - 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 | Fishing is quite widespread on the coast and riverside |
| Please specify | Being closed to the mouth of the river, the site is very close to to the tourist harbour and to a harbour of fishermen |
| Please specify | Windsurf, paragliding, jet ski |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 11 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 16 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 7 |
 Plastic bottle caps | 0 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 23 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 12 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 34 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 36 |
 Lollipop sticks | 14 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 26 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 16 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 11 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 46 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 23 |
 Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 19 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 18 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 8 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 4 |
 Straws | 17 |
 Stir-sticks | 8 |
 Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 17 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 16 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 0 |
 Toys | 2 |
 Inflatable balloons | 0 |
 Tires | 0 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Sandals / shoes | 3 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 0 |
 Glass bottles | 0 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 1 |
 Cans | 9 |
 Bottle caps | 0 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 1 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 2 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up