Gröderhamn - Survey 100m 26 Apr 2014

Submitted by anders.olsson on 17 June 2014
Beach: 
Gröderhamn
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
26 April 2014
Additional information
Was litter collected during this survey? 
Yes
When was the beach last cleaned? 
21 September 2013
Did you divert from the predetermined 100 metres? 
No
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
No
If so how many? 
0
Age of animal (if known): 
0
Were there any circumstances that influenced the survey? 
A lot of litter had during the winter washed farther up the beach. This debris was not counted, but roughly estimated it was about the same amount of litter as it was on the beach. Amongst the finds where a big lump that may be similar to the clumps that washed ashore in the Koster area.
Were there any events that lead to unusual types and/or amounts of litter? 
No
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
1
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
9
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
32
Plastic bag ends: 
0
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
18
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
5
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
13
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
3
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
1
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
0
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
1
Injection gun containers: 
1
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
3
Crates: 
2
Car parts: 
0
Caps/lids: 
152
Cigarette lighters: 
4
Pens: 
2
Combs/hair brushes: 
0
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
78
Toys & party poppers: 
3
Cups: 
10
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
13
Fertiliser/animal feed bags: 
0
Mesh vegetable bags: 
0
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
0
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
5
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Lobster and fish tags: 
4
Octopus pots: 
0
Oyster nets or mussel bags including plastic stoppers: 
0
Oysters trays (round from oyster cultures): 
0
Plastic sheeting from mussel culture (Tahitians): 
0
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
31
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
970
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
0
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
0
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
15
Fish boxes: 
0
Fishing line (angling): 
0
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
0
Floats/buoys: 
0
Buckets: 
0
Strapping bands: 
49
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
0
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
0
Shotgun cartridges: 
12
Shoes/sandals: 
0
Foam sponge: 
1
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
500
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
956
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
16
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
2
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
41
Boots: 
0
Tyres and belts: 
0
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
0
Cloth
Clothing: 
3
Furnishings: 
0
Sacking: 
0
Shoes (leather): 
1
Other textiles (specify below): 
6
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
0
Cardboard: 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (milk): 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (other): 
0
Cigarette packets: 
1
Cigarette butts: 
0
Cups: 
0
Newspapers & magazines: 
0
Other paper items (specify below): 
1
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
0
Pallets: 
0
Crates: 
0
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Fish boxes: 
0
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
0
Paint brushes: 
0
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
39
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
5
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
0
Bottle caps: 
1
Drink cans: 
0
Disposable BBQs: 
0
Electrical appliances: 
0
Fishing weights: 
0
Foil wrappers: 
0
Food cans: 
0
Industrial scrap: 
0
Oil drums: 
0
Paint tins: 
0
Lobster/crab pots & tops: 
0
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
1
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Glass
Bottles: 
0
Light bulbs/tubes: 
0
Other glass items (specify below): 
1
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
0
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
0
Cotton bud sticks: 
32
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
0
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
0
Toilet fresheners: 
0
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
2
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
1
Syringes: 
0
Other medical items (specify below): 
0
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
0
Other pollutants
Paraffin or wax pieces 1-10cm: 
0.10 (estimated number per metre of strandline)