Date & hour
Saturday 03/25/2023
Location
Plage Centrale, Avenue des Hippocampes, 40150, Soorts-Hossegor, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 800Plastic bottle caps
1 760Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
1 600Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
1 160Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
630Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
400Plastic bags and pieces
60Food packaging
60Toys
33Shotgun cartridges
27Cigarette lighters
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 60 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 17 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 40 |
| 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 | mousse expansive : 104, entre 15 et 50 cm : 290 |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | Oui |
| Please specify | Tortue échouée, siège de scooter |
| 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? | 10 - 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 |
| 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 | Non |
| - Near a town | Non |
| 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 | chalutiers |
| Please specify | surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 15 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 19 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 1800 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 60 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 400 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 1760 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1160 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1600 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 8 |
 Straws | 15 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 630 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 7 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 33 |
| Toys | 60 |
| Cigarette lighters | 27 |
Filter medias
3
2
1
3
38
69
12
2
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up