Date & hour
Sunday 12/17/2023
Location
Promenade de la Mer, 85270, Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottle caps
Fishing: lines, hooks
Lollipop sticks
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
Shellfish aquaculture
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Tobacco products with filters
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 9 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 6 |
| 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 | 20 caoutchouc noir pour casiers ? |
| 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 ? | 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 |
| 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 | exutoire eaux pluviales et vivier |
| - 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 | pêche amateur |
| Please specify | école de voile fermée en ce moment |
| 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. | Gros déchets (palettes, grosses cordes, géotextile pris dans les enrochements artificiels ou enfouis dans le sable. Un peu de goudron. |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 3 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 6 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 10 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 3 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 1 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 2 |
| Lollipop sticks | 10 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 10 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 30 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 40 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 10 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 2 |
 Tires | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 5 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 4 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 2 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 1 |
Filter medias
1
2
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up