Date & hour
Wednesday 04/06/2022
Location
Plage de Lacanau Nord, 33680, Lacanau, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items

964Plastic bags and pieces

96Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

68Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs

58Plastic bottle caps

37Food packaging

15Tobacco products with filters

14Sanitary waste: Tampons

14Shotgun cartridges

10Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

6Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Details
Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
Number of participants | 6 |
Number of schoolchildren | 19 |
Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
Number of bags filled | 4 |
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? | Nsp |
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? | 1 - 10 |
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, Blanc, Noir, Rouge, Autre |
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | bleu/gris |
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 | Nsp |
- 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 nautiques |
Please specify | surf |
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
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Filter medias
1

1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected