Date & hour
Wednesday 05/10/2023
Location
Rue des Goélands, 40480, Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Fishing: lines, hooks
Plastic bags and pieces
Plastic bottle caps
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Food packaging
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Straws
Clothes, tea towels
Sanitary waste: Tampons
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 5 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 40 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 8 |
| 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)? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 1 - 10 |
| 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 | Oui |
| Please specify | canal venant du lac marin |
| - Near a major shipping area | Non |
| - 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | surfcasting, pêche en mer |
| Please specify | surf, paddle, wakebord... |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 5 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 7 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 195 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 40 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 240 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 133 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 8 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 12 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 745 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 7 |
| Straws | 10 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 445 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Sandals / shoes | 2 |
 Glass bottles | 2 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 3 |
 Cans | 2 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 1 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 8 |
Filter medias
6
13
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up