Surfrider 66 x Le Paradis des bulles x Festival Les Immerseaves

Organized by claire sottil

Date & hour

Sunday 04/21/2024

Location

Quai du Fanal, 66660, Port-Vendres, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

Glass bottles

Pieces of iron or scrap iron

Clothes, tea towels

Tires

Plastic bags and pieces

Cans

Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

Details

Type of collectionPlongée (Sous-marin)
Number of participants15
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled0
If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity:0
Do you visit this place often?Non
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)?Oui
Please specifyCônes de chantier 2 / Matériel de peinture 12
Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears?Non
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 seaOui
Please specifyPort de Port Vendres
- 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
Please specifyactivités portuaires
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl4
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)4
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags7
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm112
Picnic dishes: plates1
Stir-sticks1
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.201
Toys1
Tires10
Cigarette lighters1
Glass bottles21
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces29
Cans7
Pieces of iron or scrap iron12
Clothes, tea towels12
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up