JSE SOGETI - Carcans

Organized by Laura Gauvrit

Date & hour

Saturday 06/11/2022

Location

13 Avenue des Dunes, 33121, Carcans, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

684Plastic bags and pieces

340Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

198Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

87Food packaging

29Fishing: lines, hooks

25Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs

15Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

14Picnic dishes: cutlery

14Tobacco products with filters

10Plastic bottle caps

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants38
Length of beach/bank cleaned+ de 1000m
Please specify3000
Number of bags filled2
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?Oui
Please specifyun tuyau d'aspirateur, un pot de fleur en olastic, un feutre, 1 éponge, 1 chouchou,2 preservatifs non-usaés
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)?Non
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?1 - 10
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 seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités nautiques
Please specifyspot de surf
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters14
Plastic bottle caps10
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)87
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)4
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags684
Lollipop sticks10
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials4
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs25
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators2
Sanitary: Mask2
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm15
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm340
Picnic dishes: cutlery14
Straws1
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.198
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes29
Shotgun cartridges9
Inflatable balloons1
Bottle caps1
Pieces of iron or scrap iron2
Clothes, tea towels3
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up