Date & hour
Friday 01/26/2024
Location
Rue de la Liberté, 33680, Lacanau Océan, Lacanau, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Lollipop sticks
Plastic bottle caps
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Shotgun cartridges
Medical waste : packaging / tubes
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
Food packaging
Straws
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 3 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 4 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 30 |
| 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? | 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? | 10 - 100 |
| 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 | Plage de Lacanau |
| - 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 | Surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 3 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 80 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 4 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 5 |
| Lollipop sticks | 90 |
| Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 7 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 18 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 150 |
| Straws | 4 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 26 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 11 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up