Date & hour
Tuesday 11/08/2022
Location
Avenue Maurice Perray, 85800, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
60Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
40Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
30Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
28Food packaging
12Lollipop sticks
10Tobacco products with filters
9Plastic bags and pieces
7Plastic bottle caps
6Fishing: lines, hooks
6Medical waste : packaging / tubes
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 8 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 5 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 50 |
| 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? | 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? | + 100 |
| 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, Blanc |
| 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 | 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 | PORT DE PECHE |
| Please specify | PORT DE PLAISSANCE |
| Please specify | TRANSPORT MARITIME |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 10 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 3 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 2 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 7 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 28 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 9 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 2 |
| Lollipop sticks | 12 |
| Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 6 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 3 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 30 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 40 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 2 |
 Straws | 6 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 60 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 6 |
 Sandals / shoes | 2 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 5 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 2 |
Filter medias
5
3
6
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up