Date & hour
Sunday 10/08/2023
Location
Rue de l'Herbe Verte, 85470, Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
350Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
247Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
151Confectionery packets and wrappers
112Plastic bags and pieces
98Fishing: lines, hooks
73Tobacco products with filters
70Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
27Lollipop sticks
10Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
10Bottle caps
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 20 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 2 |
| 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? | 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 ? | Non |
| 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 | Riviere |
| - 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | Peche à la ligne |
| Please specify | Surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 73 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 112 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 151 |
| Lollipop sticks | 27 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 70 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 350 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 247 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 98 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Glass bottles | 2 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 10 |
 Cans | 4 |
| Bottle caps | 10 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up