Date & hour
Friday 05/31/2024
Location
Rue de l'Embouchure, 40660, Moliets-et-Mâa, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Plastic bottle caps
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Plastic bags and pieces
Lollipop sticks
Shotgun cartridges
Sanitary waste: Tampons
Straws
Toys
Details
| On foot (beach/river banks) | |
| 13 | |
| 200 - 500m | |
| 2 | |
| Do you visit this place often? | Yes |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Yes |
| 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? | Yes |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Yes |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, White, Black |
| 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)? | No |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Yes |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| 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.)? | No |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Yes |
| Please specify | courant d'huchet |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| - Near a tourist area | Yes |
| - Near a town | Yes |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Nautical activities |
| Please specify | surf swimming |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Yes |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 8 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 13 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 7 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 10 |
 Cigarette lighters | 10 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 63 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 1287 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 3 |
| Toys | 33 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 600 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 54 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 12 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 1 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 1357 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
| Lollipop sticks | 80 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1022 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 20 |
| Straws | 38 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 18 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 254 |
 Sandals / shoes | 3 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 6 |
 Cans | 5 |
 Bottle caps | 3 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 1 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 3 |
Filter medias
45
62
5
1
1
3
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up