Rendez-vous Ecocitoyen de Biarritz #13

Organized by Alexia Lamouret

Date & hour

Sunday 10/16/2022

Location

Port des Pêcheurs, 64200, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Tobacco products with filters

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Lollipop sticks

Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs

Food packaging

Pieces of iron or scrap iron

Bottle caps

Stir-sticks

Cans

Plastic bottle caps

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants50
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled3
If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity:90
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 specifyentre 1000 et 2000 granulés plastique
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?Oui
Please specifyChaine d’ancrage accastillage, morceau de pot de fleur, bois manufacturé, macroplastiques, objets métalliques : chaîne & barre de fer, morceau de tuyaux d’arrosage, filets de pêche
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 ?Oui
Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre?+ 100
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?Transparent, Blanc, Rouge
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 seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités de pêche
Please specifyport des pêcheurs de Biarritz
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui

Litter

Tobacco products with filters1600
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl2
Plastic bottle caps6
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)36
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags6
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)49
Lollipop sticks37
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials2
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs37
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators6
Plastic cups, including lid2
Picnic dishes: plates1
Straws2
Stir-sticks12
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.1
Shotgun cartridges2
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)1
Glass bottles3
Cans8
Bottle caps13
Pieces of iron or scrap iron19
Clothes, tea towels3

Filter medias

1

2

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up