COLLECTE • INITIATIVE OCÉANE ~ Surfrider Foundation Finistère ≈ sur la plage de TRONOËN
Organized by Magali NOUGUIER
Date & hour
Sunday 04/24/2022
Location
10 Rue du Cap-Sizun, 29120, Saint-Jean-Trolimon, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 500Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
96Plastic bottle caps
90Plastic bags and pieces
87Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
45Tobacco products with filters
20Wet wipes
20Fishing: lines, hooks
15Lollipop sticks
15Confectionery packets and wrappers
10Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 10 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 60 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 8 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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? | Oui |
| Please specify | Bois |
| 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? | + 100 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent |
| 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 | Oui |
| - Near a tourist area | Oui |
| - Near a town | Non |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités de pêche, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Guilvinec |
| Please specify | Ecole de surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 45 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 8 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 2 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 96 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 90 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 15 |
| Lollipop sticks | 15 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 10 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 5 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 5 |
| Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 20 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 5 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 87 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 10 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 1500 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 20 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 10 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Glass bottles | 4 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 10 |
 Cans | 2 |
 Bottle caps | 3 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 6 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 7 |
Filter medias
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up