Date & hour
Monday 03/20/2023
Location
Avenue du Lazaret, 17000, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Food packaging
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Plastic bags and pieces
Plastic bottle caps
Clothes, tea towels
Tobacco products with filters
Fishing: lines, hooks
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 16 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 5 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 30 |
| 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)? | Oui |
| Please specify | 1, grand morceau de bateau |
| 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? | 10 - 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 sea | Non |
| - 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | peche en tout genre (chalut un peu plus au large, ligne) |
| Please specify | plaisance, jet ski, planche a voile, kayak |
| 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. | Médias filtrants: que faire pour agir ? Pneus: comment les quantifier quand il s'agit de morceaux ? |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 67 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 88 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 349 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 43 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 150 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 270 |
 Lollipop sticks | 17 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 2 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 12 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 6 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 2 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 2 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 15 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 550 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 15 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 1 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 7 |
 Straws | 5 |
 Stir-sticks | 3 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 690 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 60 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 3 |
 Toys | 4 |
 Tires | 0 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Sandals / shoes | 4 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 50 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 389 |
 Cans | 14 |
 Bottle caps | 4 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 28 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 75 |
Filter medias
1
1
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up