Date & hour
Monday 06/10/2024
Location
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
198Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
96Lollipop sticks
75Plastic bottle caps
58Fishing: lines, hooks
58Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
21Plastic bags and pieces
18Shellfish aquaculture
15Bottle caps
15Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
13Tobacco products with filters
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 49 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 44 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 2500 |
| Number of bags filled | 2 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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? | Oui |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
| Please specify | Petits fragments de plastique |
| 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 ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Vert |
| 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 | Le Jaunay |
| - 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, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Port de pêche de Saint Gilles |
| Please specify | Port de pêche de Saint Gilles |
| Please specify | Activités de plaisance de Saint Gilles Croix de Vie et de Bretignolles sur mer |
| 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. | Souhaitez vous que je partage des photos de la collecte et des déchets ramassasés? |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 13 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 75 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 21 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 4 |
| Lollipop sticks | 96 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 15 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 58 |
 Straws | 3 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 198 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 58 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 4 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 18 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 12 |
| Bottle caps | 15 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 13 |
Filter medias
8
6
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up