Date & hour
Tuesday 05/16/2023
Location
Avenue du Lac, 64210, Bidart, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 713Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
567Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
321Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
264Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
84Plastic bottle caps
78Plastic bags and pieces
48Food packaging
23Lollipop sticks
17Tobacco products with filters
13Sanitary waste: Tampons
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 14 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 4 |
| 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? | 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 ? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 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 | Oui |
| Please specify | station épuration |
| - Near a major shipping area | Non |
| - Near a tourist area | Oui |
| - 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | surf sport |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 17 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 2 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 84 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 48 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 78 |
| Lollipop sticks | 23 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 264 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 13 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 321 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1713 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 11 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 1 |
 Straws | 10 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 567 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 5 |
 Toys | 12 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 7 |
 Bottle caps | 2 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 2 |
Filter medias
2
3
3
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up