Date & hour
Friday 03/17/2023
Location
Plage Centrale, Avenue des Hippocampes, 40150, Soorts-Hossegor, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
191Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
118Plastic bottle caps
98Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
83Food packaging
58Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
13Lollipop sticks
5Shotgun cartridges
5Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
4Toys
3Confectionery packets and wrappers
Details
Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
Number of participants | 2 |
Number of schoolchildren | 20 |
Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
Number of bags filled | 2 |
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? | + 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 |
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 | Non |
- 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 nautiques |
Please specify | surfcasting, pêche en mer |
Please specify | Non applicable |
Please specify | surf, paddle, wakebord... |
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 2 |
Plastic bottle caps | 118 |
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 83 |
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 3 |
Lollipop sticks | 13 |
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 191 |
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 5 |
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 98 |
Plastic cups, including lid | 2 |
Straws | 1 |
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 58 |
Shotgun cartridges | 5 |
Toys | 4 |
Inflatable balloons | 1 |
Cigarette lighters | 3 |
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 1 |
Filter medias
1
4
5
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up