Date & hour
Tuesday 06/11/2024
Location
40660, Messanges, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottle caps
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Plastic bags and pieces
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Lollipop sticks
Shellfish aquaculture
Shotgun cartridges
Medical waste : packaging / tubes
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 5 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 1 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 100 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| 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? | Oui |
| 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)? | 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 ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent |
| 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 | Courant dHuchet |
| - Near a major shipping area | Non |
| - 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | Rut Fishing, Commercial Fishing |
| Please specify | Surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 495 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 10 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 15 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 103 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 9 |
| Lollipop sticks | 57 |
| Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 17 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 314 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 13 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 6 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 59 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 572 |
 Straws | 13 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 580 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 6 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 22 |
 Toys | 16 |
 Inflatable balloons | 3 |
 Cigarette lighters | 4 |
 Sandals / shoes | 2 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 52 |
 Bottle caps | 4 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 2 |
Filter medias
13
2
3
16
32
4
1
1
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up