Date & hour
Thursday 05/19/2022
Location
Plage de Besselue, Rue de Roux, 17000, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
392Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
180Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
107Tobacco products with filters
33Shellfish aquaculture
32Food packaging
31Sanitary waste: Tampons
22Clothes, tea towels
17Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
17Plastic bags and pieces
13Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 13 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 1,5km |
| Number of bags filled | 7 |
| 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? | Nsp |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
| Please specify | 108 non classés |
| 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 sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Nsp |
| - Near a tourist area | Nsp |
| - Near a town | Oui |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Zone de conchyliculture |
| Please specify | NSP |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 107 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 3 |
 Plastic bottle caps | 11 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 32 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 17 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 13 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 31 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 7 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 392 |
 Straws | 1 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 180 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 33 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 17 |
 Cans | 4 |
 Bottle caps | 10 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 2 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 22 |
Filter medias
4
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected