Date & hour
Saturday 03/25/2023
Location
Digue des Bas Sablons, 35400, Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
4 200Tobacco products with filters
670Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
640Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
140Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
111Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
95Food packaging
70Plastic bags and pieces
48Plastic bottle caps
45Lollipop sticks
40Pieces of iron or scrap iron
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 53 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 20 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 3 |
| 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 specify | Objet en plastique (noirs ou bleus) |
| 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 ? | 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, Blanc, Noir, Rouge, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | gris |
| 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 portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Port de plaisance |
| Please specify | Avirons |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 4200 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 3 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 48 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 95 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 70 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 1 |
| Lollipop sticks | 45 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 4 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 2 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 10 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 10 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 111 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 140 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 4 |
 Straws | 2 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 640 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 4 |
 Toys | 2 |
 Glass bottles | 5 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 670 |
 Cans | 10 |
 Bottle caps | 39 |
| Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 40 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 23 |
Filter medias
1
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up