Recogida en la playa de Bamio
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España
Date & hour
Wednesday 05/01/2024
Location
36618, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Galicia, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Plastic bags and pieces
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottle caps
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Sanitary waste: Tampons
Cans
Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 1 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 3 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 30 |
| 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? | No |
| 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.)? | Sí |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | No |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | No |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Sí |
| Specify which | Temporales de viento |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Sí |
| Please specify | Boca de la ría de Arousa |
| - Near a tourist area | No |
| - Near a town | No |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca |
| Please specify | Marisqueo a pie |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
Litter
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 58 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 20 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 9 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 25 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 3 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 8 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 32 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 35 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 2 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 3 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 4 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 15 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 3 |
| Cans | 5 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up