🌊 𝙸𝙽𝙸𝚃𝙸𝙰𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝙾𝙲𝙴́𝙰𝙽𝙴 SURFRIDER Finistère 🚩 Plage de La Torche

Organized by Surfrider Groupe Finistère Sud

Date & hour

Sunday 02/16/2025

Location

44-44 Pointe de la Torche, 29120, Plomeur, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

Plastic bottle caps

Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs

Fishing: lines, hooks

Lollipop sticks

Shotgun cartridges

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Tobacco products with filters

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants70
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled16
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?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 specifyplus de 500 000 GPI (granulés Plastiques Industriels)
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?+ 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?+ 100
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?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.)?Oui
- Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…)Non
Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…)Non
- Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…)Oui
Specify whichGrandes Marées et Tempêtes
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the seaOui
Please specifypetite rivière
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townNon
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités de pêche
Please specifyPort de Pêche du Guilvinec
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui

Litter

Tobacco products with filters36
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl30
Plastic bottle caps1000
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)25
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)5
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags25
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)50
Lollipop sticks61
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials8
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs90
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators36
Sanitary: Mask1
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)0
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm110
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm1500
Plastic cups, including lid2
Picnic dishes: plates0
Picnic dishes: cutlery3
Straws2
Stir-sticks0
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.9500
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes71
Shotgun cartridges52
Toys4
Inflatable balloons0
Tires0
Cigarette lighters7
Sandals / shoes4
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)4
Glass bottles4
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces8
Cans4
Bottle caps0
Pieces of iron or scrap iron3
Clothes, tea towels3

Filter medias

1

1

1

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up