🌊 𝙸𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙾𝙲𝙴́𝙰𝙽𝙴 SURFRIDER Finistère 🚩 Plage de Tronoën ~ Collecte de déchets sur la plage / Sciences Participatives

Organized by Surfrider Groupe Finistère Sud

Date & hour

Sunday 04/07/2024

Location

Saint-Jean-Trolimon, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

1 592Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

350Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

176Plastic bottle caps

65Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

24Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs

23Shotgun cartridges

19Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

18Plastic bags and pieces

16Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

16Food packaging

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants90
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled7
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?Oui
Please specifyélectronique : 3
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?Oui
Please specifyBouée de Pêche
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?+ 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?+ 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 seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townNon
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 specifyPêche (Ports de pêche Guilvinec _ St Guénolé)
Please specifySurf
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters10
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl16
Plastic bottle caps176
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)16
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags18
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)3
Lollipop sticks14
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials9
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs24
Sanitary: Mask1
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)1
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm65
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm350
Plastic cups, including lid2
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.1592
Shotgun cartridges23
Toys3
Cigarette lighters1
Sandals / shoes3
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)6
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces19
Pieces of iron or scrap iron10
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up