Unité de jour

Organized by Unité de jour

Date & hour

Thursday 11/04/2021

Location

Rue Chambrelent, 40200, Mimizan-Plage, Mimizan, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

640Food packaging

361Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

178Plastic bottle caps

106Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

59Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

39Lollipop sticks

33Fishing: lines, hooks

26Plastic cups

25Cigarette lighters

17Clothes, tea towels

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants11
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled3
Do you visit this place often?Non
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?Nsp
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?Oui
Please specifyPetites billes de plastiques (6g)
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?Oui
Please specifyun néon, une cartouche colle pistolet.
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?+ 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?Blanc, Autre
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?bleu, jaune...
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 seaOui
Please specifyport
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques
Please specifybateau
Please specifytourisme
Please specifysurf
Please specifyjet ski
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui

Litter

Tobacco products with filters5
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl361
Plastic bottle caps178
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)640
Lollipop sticks39
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm59
Plastic cups, including lid26
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.106
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes33
Shotgun cartridges16
Cigarette lighters25
Pieces of iron or scrap iron12
Clothes, tea towels17

Filter medias

5

8

3

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up