Date & hour
Saturday 10/26/2024
Location
Playa de O Rostro, 15153, Fisterra, La Coruña, Galicia, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Lollipop sticks
Shellfish aquaculture
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Plastic bags and pieces
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Plastic bottle caps
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 1 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 2000m |
| 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? | Sí |
| 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? | Sí |
| Please specify | pellets, piedras de chapapote |
| 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? | Sí |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparentes, Blancos, Negros, Otro |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | naranja, azul, verde, gris |
| 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)? | No |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Sí |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| 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 | Sí |
| Please specify | 2 arroyos: Rego de Cacheira y 1 innominado |
| - 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, Zonas de criadero de mariscos |
| Please specify | pesca profesional |
| Please specify | bateas en las rías baixas |
| Please specify | - |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Sí |
| 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. | Me da la impresión de que esa playa, tan abierta y salvaje, es testigo de todos los desastres medioambientales en Galicia. He observado mucha presencia localizada de chapapote y muchísimos pellets de todo tipo a lo largo de la playa, predominando en las zonas altas, pero visibles igualmente en las líneas de marea más bajas. |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 1 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 6 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 12 |
 Straws | 1 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 5 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 30 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 3 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 3 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 1 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 28 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 35 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 3 |
| Lollipop sticks | 50 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 8 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 5 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 25 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 36 |
 Cans | 1 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 1 |
Filter medias
2
1
4
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up