Collecte de déchets sur la plage de l'Embellie avec l'antenne Surfrider Charente-Maritime
Organized by Antenne Charente-Maritime
Date & hour
Sunday 10/19/2025
Location
17390, La Tremblade, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
246Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
181Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
123Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
109Shellfish aquaculture
60Food packaging
26Tobacco products with filters
12Plastic bottle caps
9Plastic bags and pieces
8Wet wipes
8Confectionery packets and wrappers
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 27 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 7 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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? | Nsp |
| 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 | Estuaire de la Seudre |
| - Near a major shipping area | Oui |
| - 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, Zone de conchyliculture |
| Please specify | Port de la cotiniere |
| Please specify | Bassin de Marennes |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
| Do not hesitate to ask us questions about the wastes you have found or to write us anything that seems useful for the Ocean Initiatives. Feel free, the best ideas never remain stowed in the drawers. | On a comptabilisé 52 GPI essentiellement grâce aux tamis. Les tamis c'est génial sur les micro plastiques, même si nos tamis de chantier de bricolage laissent encore passer certains fragments. Ça serait super de donner aux antennes des références de tamis au "bon" diamètre. |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 26 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 12 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 60 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 9 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 8 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
| Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 8 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 246 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 181 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 5 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 123 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 2 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 109 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 5 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 4 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 7 |
Filter medias
1
3
2
1
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up