Rekvika - Survey 100m 9 May 2014

Submitted by bo.eide on 13 August 2014
Beach: 
Rekvika
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
09 May 2014
Additional information
When was the beach last cleaned? 
19 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 events that lead to unusual types and/or amounts of litter? 
Very high tides and stormy weather during the winter has probably dislodged quite a lot of smaller litter from the turf along the high water mark, and made this available for picking. An exceptional amount of small pieces of rope were found.
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
0
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
5
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
56
Plastic bag ends: 
0
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
21
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
21
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
23
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
4
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
4
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
1
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
7
Injection gun containers: 
11
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
16
Crates: 
6
Car parts: 
0
Caps/lids: 
940
Cigarette lighters: 
25
Pens: 
21
Combs/hair brushes: 
5
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
6
Toys & party poppers: 
26
Cups: 
1
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
4
Fertiliser/animal feed bags: 
0
Mesh vegetable bags: 
6
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
4
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
9
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Lobster and fish tags: 
0
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): 
208
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
1001
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
5
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
6
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
81
Fish boxes: 
2
Fishing line (angling): 
0
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
3
Floats/buoys: 
10
Buckets: 
3
Strapping bands: 
89
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
0
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
1
Shotgun cartridges: 
146
Shoes/sandals: 
14
Foam sponge: 
3
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
347
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
722
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
67
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
8
Other description: 
2 road markers, 1 roll of tape, sheet of bubble wrap, 4 large plastic tubes
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
1
Boots: 
0
Tyres and belts: 
2
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
4
Other description: 
Pieces of anti slip mats
Cloth
Clothing: 
3
Furnishings: 
3
Sacking: 
4
Shoes (leather): 
5
Other textiles (specify below): 
5
Other description: 
pieces of at least three different bags
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
1
Cardboard: 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (milk): 
5
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (other): 
4
Cigarette packets: 
0
Cigarette butts: 
0
Cups: 
4
Newspapers & magazines: 
0
Other paper items (specify below): 
0
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
3
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): 
20
Other wood < 50cm description: 
Assorted pieces of machined wood, window frames etc.
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
2
Other wood > 50cm description: 
Pieces from a window frame
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
3
Bottle caps: 
0
Drink cans: 
6
Disposable BBQs: 
0
Electrical appliances: 
0
Fishing weights: 
0
Foil wrappers: 
0
Food cans: 
2
Industrial scrap: 
0
Oil drums: 
0
Paint tins: 
0
Lobster/crab pots & tops: 
0
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
0
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
2
Other metal pieces < 50cm description: 
A thermos flask
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
1
Other metal pieces > 50cm description: 
Part of a spade
Glass
Bottles: 
1
Light bulbs/tubes: 
0
Other glass items (specify below): 
0
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
1
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
0
Other description: 
Part of a Leca building block
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
0
Cotton bud sticks: 
24
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
0
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
0
Toilet fresheners: 
1
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
0
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
3
Syringes: 
6
Other medical items (specify below): 
1
Other description: 
1 glass ampulle
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
0
Other pollutants
Paraffin or wax pieces 0-1cm: 
9.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Pellets (nurdles): 
No