Date & hour
Saturday 03/26/2022
Location
Praia do Baleal-Norte, IP6, 2520-206, Peniche, Leiria, PRT
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 000Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
1 000Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
1 000Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
336Plastic bags and pieces
300Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
277Plastic bottle caps
260Lollipop sticks
76Fishing: lines, hooks
37Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
36Confectionery packets and wrappers
Details
| On foot (beach/river banks) | |
| 8 | |
| 200 - 500m | |
| 15 | |
| Do you visit this place often? | Yes |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Yes |
| 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? | Yes |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Yes |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, White, Black |
| 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)? | Yes |
| 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 ? | Yes |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| 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.)? | No |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | No |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| - Near a tourist area | Yes |
| - Near a town | Yes |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Fishing, Harbour activities, Nautical activities |
| Please specify | sportive fishing and industrial industry |
| Please specify | close to peniche harbour |
| Please specify | aquatic leisure sports, all kind |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Yes |
Litter
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 20 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 17 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 5 |
 Cigarette lighters | 11 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 16 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 277 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 14 |
 Toys | 13 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 1000 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 10 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 4 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 15 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 300 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 76 |
| Lollipop sticks | 260 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 32 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 17 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1000 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1000 |
 Straws | 14 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 36 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 336 |
 Sandals / shoes | 2 |
 Stir-sticks | 4 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 4 |
 Cans | 2 |
 Bottle caps | 6 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 5 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 6 |
 Glass bottles | 4 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 37 |
Filter medias
4
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up