Date & hour
Tuesday 04/11/2023
Location
Boulevard de la Mer, 29217, Plougonvelin, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
106Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
52Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
36Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
32Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
26Shotgun cartridges
17Clothes, tea towels
11Tobacco products with filters
10Confectionery packets and wrappers
9Plastic cups
5Toys
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 27 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 1 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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? | Nsp |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
| Please specify | Paraffines - 500 morceaux |
| 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? | 10 - 100 |
| 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? | 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,...) | Activités de pêche, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Activité de pêche |
| Please specify | Port de plaisance |
| Please specify | Voile |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 11 |
 Plastic bottle caps | 3 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 4 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 10 |
 Lollipop sticks | 2 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 52 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 106 |
| Plastic cups, including lid | 9 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 36 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 26 |
| Toys | 5 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 32 |
 Bottle caps | 1 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 3 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 17 |
Filter medias
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up