Mutriku BHI - Urtarrila

Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España

Date & hour

Thursday 12/02/2021

Location

Calle Galdona, 20830, Mutriku, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, ESP

Results

Top 10 of collected items

688Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

12Plastic bottle caps

10Plastic bags and pieces

9Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

8Fishing: lines, hooks

3Glass bottles

3Pieces of iron or scrap iron

2Medical waste : packaging / tubes

2Toys

2Clothes, tea towels

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants20
Number of schoolchildren18
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled7
Do you visit this place often?Oui
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?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 seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaNon
- Near a townOui
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 specifyBarcos pesqueros
Please specifycerca de puerto
Please specifypesca deportiva
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non
Do not hesitate to ask us questions about the wastes you have found or to write us anything that seems useful for the Ocean Initiatives. Feel free, the best ideas never remain stowed in the drawers.The process of entering the data cannot be done in Spanish, the only language available is French, so we are missing data from Spain for sure, and we udsed to have a good % of people filling the data in SP

Litter

Plastic bottle caps12
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)1
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags10
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials2
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm688
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.9
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes8
Shotgun cartridges1
Toys2
Cigarette lighters1
Sandals / shoes1
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)1
Glass bottles3
Cans1
Pieces of iron or scrap iron3
Clothes, tea towels2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up