Date & hour
Sunday 03/26/2023
Location
10 Cours Marechal Juin, 17340, Châtelaillon-Plage, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
2 500Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
1 280Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
49Lollipop sticks
47Plastic bottle caps
39Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
32Food packaging
32Confectionery packets and wrappers
26Tobacco products with filters
23Clothes, tea towels
15Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 37 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 5 |
| 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)? | Non |
| 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,...) | Zone de conchyliculture, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | zones de pêches des pertuis à proximité |
| Please specify | production d'huitres |
| Please specify | centre de voile |
| 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. | On avait un tamis pour les micro plastiques mais on cherche toujours une idée pour les compter plus facilement car ça peut être super laborieux au bout de plusieurs milliers;... |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 26 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 47 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 32 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 5 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 32 |
| Lollipop sticks | 49 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 39 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 1 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 15 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 2500 |
 Straws | 9 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 1280 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 12 |
 Cans | 1 |
 Bottle caps | 4 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 2 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 23 |
Filter medias
3
2
5
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up