Collecte de déchets à Port Chantereyne - Trophée de l'Ile Pelée

Organized by Mathilde Gosselin

Date & hour

Thursday 03/09/2023

Location

Port de Plaisance, Place Chantereyne, 50100, Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Manche, Normandie, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

300Tobacco products with filters

50Plastic bags and pieces

30Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

30Confectionery packets and wrappers

22Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

20Bottle caps

15Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

10Sanitary: Mask

6Lollipop sticks

6Cans

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants7
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled4
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?Non
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)?Non
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?1 - 10
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?Transparent, Blanc, Noir, Rouge, Autre
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.)?Oui
- Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…)Oui
Specify whichChantier naval
Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…)Oui
Specify whichManifestation, festivals de musique, feu d’artifice, courses de bateau
- Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…)Oui
Specify whichGrande marée, tempête,
- 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, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques
Please specifyPro et plaisance
Please specifyO
Please specifyIndustriel, plaisance, pêche
Please specifyÉcole de voile, pêche, plaisance
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters300
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl3
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl3
Plastic bottle caps5
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)4
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags50
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)30
Lollipop sticks6
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials5
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs1
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators3
Sanitary: Mask10
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm22
Picnic dishes: cutlery2
Straws1
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.30
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes2
Inflatable balloons1
Cigarette lighters4
Glass bottles2
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces15
Cans6
Bottle caps20
Pieces of iron or scrap iron5
Clothes, tea towels3
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up