Submitted by KNIB on 10 April 2020
Survey data summary
Coordinator |
Conor Bush |
Period |
1 |
Date of survey |
22 January 2020 |
Length of beach surveyed (m) |
100 |
Total number of items |
642 |
Average items / m |
6.42 |
Material types
MATERIAL |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Plastic/Polystyrene |
533 |
5.33 |
83.02 |
Rubber |
2 |
0.02 |
0.31 |
Cloth |
36 |
0.36 |
5.61 |
Pottery/Ceramics |
10 |
0.10 |
1.56 |
Metal |
27 |
0.27 |
4.21 |
Medical |
2 |
0.02 |
0.31 |
Sanitary |
9 |
0.09 |
1.40 |
Faeces |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Paper/Cardboard |
8 |
0.08 |
1.25 |
Wood (machined) |
1 |
0.01 |
0.16 |
Glass |
14 |
0.14 |
2.18 |
TOTAL |
642 |
Sources
SOURCE |
Total no. of items |
Items per m |
% of total |
Fishing & Aquaculture |
4 |
0.04 |
0.63 |
Packaging |
123 |
1.23 |
19.25 |
SRD |
11 |
0.11 |
1.72 |
Other |
501 |
5.01 |
78.40 |
TOTAL |
639 |