JSE Yahoo Saint Malo 28.09.22

Organized by Laura Gauvrit

Date & hour

Thursday 09/29/2022

Location

Porte Saint-Vincent, 35400, Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

450Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

84Tobacco products with filters

52Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

29Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

16Plastic bottle caps

10Toys

5Clothes, tea towels

4Inflatable balloons

3Food packaging

2Sanitary: Mask

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants38
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 500 à 1000m
Number of bags filled5
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?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?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
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 specifyvoile
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters84
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl1
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl1
Plastic bottle caps16
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)3
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)1
Sanitary: Mask2
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm450
Picnic dishes: cutlery2
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.29
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes1
Shotgun cartridges1
Toys10
Inflatable balloons4
Cigarette lighters1
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces52
Cans2
Bottle caps1
Pieces of iron or scrap iron2
Clothes, tea towels5
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up