Initiative océane en partenariat avec planète vacances à Vieux-Boucau
Organized by Surfrider antenne bénévole Landes
Date & hour
Sunday 08/20/2023
Location
Grand'Plage, Avenue de la Plage, 40480, Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Plastic bottle caps
Plastic bags and pieces
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Tobacco products with filters
Sanitary waste: Tampons
Food packaging
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 18 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 3 |
| 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? | Oui |
| Please specify | Micro plastique, plus de 100 unités |
| 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? | 10 - 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, Blanc |
| 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 | Le courant en provenance du lac Marin de port d'albret |
| - 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 | surfcasting, pêche en mer |
| Please specify | surf, paddle, wakebord... |
| 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. | y a-t-il un moyen de privatiser la collecte ? Hormis le mettre dans le titre ? Afin que personne ne puisse s'inscrire. Actuellement, quand une collecte est prévue avec un groupe en exclusivité, nous déclarons la collecte le jour même. Il se peut que parfois nous oubliions de la créer, et le faisons plus tard. Merci d'avance. La team Landaise |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 22 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 5 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 48 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 10 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 3 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 34 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 1 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 1 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 181 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 14 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 6 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 203 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 1 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 2 |
 Straws | 2 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 32 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 2 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 2 |
 Glass bottles | 3 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 9 |
 Cans | 1 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 1 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 1 |
Filter medias
3
7
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up