Date & hour
Saturday 06/01/2024
Location
Calle de Lucena, 36610, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Tobacco products with filters
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Straws
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Shellfish aquaculture
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Plastic bottle caps
Plastic bags and pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 8 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 4 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 1 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 50 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Sí |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Sí |
| 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? | Sí |
| 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? | No |
| 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 | Sí |
| Please specify | Hay un emisario que parece de aguas pluviales en la misma playa. |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | Sí |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca, Zonas de criadero de mariscos, Actividades portuarias, Actividades náuticas |
| Please specify | Pesca artesanal en la ría. |
| Please specify | Carril es un importante criadero de bivalvos en el intermareal y submareal. |
| Please specify | El puerto de carga de mercancías de Vilagarcía está justo en frente, tiene una actividad media pero constante. |
| Please specify | Barcos recreativos sobre todo. |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Sí |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 900 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 30 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 10 |
| Straws | 15 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 4 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 3 |
 Stir-sticks | 0 |
 Toys | 2 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 8 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 25 |
 Lollipop sticks | 3 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 4 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 10 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 1 |
Filter medias
1
1
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up