🌊 SURFRIDER Finistère Sud • Plage de Kermabec - TRÉGUENNEC

Organized by Magali NOUGUIER

Date & hour

Sunday 12/04/2022

Location

D156, 29720, Tréguennec, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

8 180Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

1 010Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

130Plastic bottle caps

90Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

64Shotgun cartridges

61Medical waste : packaging / tubes

55Plastic bags and pieces

46Lollipop sticks

44Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs

37Food packaging

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants60
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled9
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?Non
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?Oui
Please specifyTrès grosse pollution • + de 15 Litres de Granulés plastiques industrielles
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?Oui
Please specifyBidons - pare-chocs - bidons de parrafine - 3 palettes de bois
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 ?Oui
Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre?+ 100
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.)?Oui
- Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…)Non
Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…)Non
- Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…)Oui
Specify whichtempêtes et grandes marées
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaNon
- Near a townNon
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités de pêche
Please specifyPêche au Chalut - Guilvinec
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui
Do not hesitate to ask us questions about the wastes you have found or to write us anything that seems useful for the Ocean Initiatives. Feel free, the best ideas never remain stowed in the drawers.Nous avons ramassé en 1 heure sur 30 m de longueur plus de 15 Litres de GPI. très importante pollution plastique /très grosse quantité de GPI

Litter

Tobacco products with filters6
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl31
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl12
Plastic bottle caps130
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)37
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)3
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags55
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)22
Lollipop sticks46
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials61
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs44
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators5
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm90
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm1010
Plastic cups, including lid4
Picnic dishes: cutlery4
Straws2
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.8180
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes15
Shotgun cartridges64
Toys6
Cigarette lighters7
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)8
Glass bottles5
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces18
Cans1
Bottle caps1
Pieces of iron or scrap iron8
Clothes, tea towels5

Filter medias

2

1

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up