ACT - SEIMI - 07/04/2023

Organized by Laura Gauvrit

Date & hour

Tuesday 04/11/2023

Location

Boulevard de la Mer, 29217, Plougonvelin, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

Shotgun cartridges

Clothes, tea towels

Tobacco products with filters

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Plastic cups

Toys

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants27
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled1
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 specifyParaffines - 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 seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
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 specifyActivité de pêche
Please specifyPort de plaisance
Please specifyVoile
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui

Litter

Tobacco products with filters11
Plastic bottle caps3
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags4
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)10
Lollipop sticks2
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm52
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm106
Plastic cups, including lid9
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.36
Shotgun cartridges26
Toys5
Inflatable balloons1
Glass bottles1
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces32
Bottle caps1
Pieces of iron or scrap iron3
Clothes, tea towels17

Filter medias

1

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up