Date & hour
Saturday 07/16/2022
Location
Balian Café, Montée de la Plage, 40140, Soustons, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 037Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
650Plastic bags and pieces
200Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
142Lollipop sticks
53Tobacco products with filters
34Food packaging
30Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
22Shotgun cartridges
22Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
19Sanitary waste: Tampons
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 12 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 8 |
| 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? | Oui |
| 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? | 10 - 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, Blanc, Noir, Rouge, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | bleu jaune |
| 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 | Oui |
| Please specify | le courant de Soustons |
| - Near a major shipping area | Oui |
| - 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 de pêche, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | peche en mer |
| Please specify | tourisme |
| Please specify | surf canöé paddle |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 53 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 6 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 34 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 30 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 650 |
| Lollipop sticks | 142 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 19 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 5 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 22 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1037 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 8 |
 Straws | 12 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 200 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 22 |
 Toys | 6 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Sandals / shoes | 4 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 4 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 7 |
Filter medias
4
9
23
6
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up