Limpieza playa Águilas - proyecto Biodiversidad Marina (FECYT)
Organized by Ariadna Peña Naranjo
Date & hour
Sunday 06/18/2023
Location
Calle Aire, 30880, Águilas, Murcia, Región de Murcia, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Plastic bags and pieces
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Tobacco products with filters
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Plastic bottle caps
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Clothes, tea towels
Straws
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 20 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 4 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 100 - 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 6 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 50 |
| Do you visit this place often? | No |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | No |
| 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? | Sí |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | No |
| 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.)? | No |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | No |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | No lo sé |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca, Actividades portuarias |
| Please specify | Almadraba cercana |
| Please specify | Hay un puerto al lado |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 345 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 76 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 54 |
| Straws | 12 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 732 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 1325 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 4 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 8 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 0 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 9 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 1 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 15 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 0 |
 Lollipop sticks | 3 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 4 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 21 |
 Cans | 4 |
 Bottle caps | 10 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 4 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 13 |
 Glass bottles | 2 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 40 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up