Date & hour
Tuesday 11/07/2023
Location
Fouesnant, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
56Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
49Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
45Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
40Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
20Plastic bottle caps
15Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
13Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
13Plastic bags and pieces
6Clothes, tea towels
3Plastic cups
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 4 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 2000 |
| Number of bags filled | 4 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 100 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| 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? | Non |
| 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.)? | Oui |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | Non |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | Non |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Oui |
| Specify which | Ciaran |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Oui |
| - 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 de pêche, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Professionnelle |
| Please specify | Voile de plaisance |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 15 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 45 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 20 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 2 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 13 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 13 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 2 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 1 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 1 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 1 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 56 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 49 |
| Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 40 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 2 |
 Glass bottles | 3 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 2 |
 Cans | 1 |
 Bottle caps | 0 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 3 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 6 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up