Date & hour
Wednesday 04/12/2023
Location
Avenue du Lac, 64210, Bidart, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
772Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
144Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
31Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
21Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
16Plastic bottle caps
12Confectionery packets and wrappers
5Plastic bags and pieces
4Tobacco products with filters
4Toys
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 21 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 18 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 8 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 20 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Sí |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Sí |
| 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? | No |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Sí |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparentes, Blancos |
| 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)? | No |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Sí |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| 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.)? | No |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Sí |
| Please specify | la moulie |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca, Actividades náuticas |
| Please specify | peche |
| Please specify | surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Sí |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 4 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 772 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 144 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 12 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 5 |
| Toys | 4 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 21 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 31 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 16 |
Filter medias
2
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up