Ytre Hvaler - Survey 100m 10 Apr 2018

Submitted by Liv-Marit Hansen on 24 August 2018
Beach: 
Ytre Hvaler
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
10 April 2018
Additional information
Was litter collected during this survey? 
Yes
If yes, please specify: 
For plastic/polystyrene pieces 0-2,5 cm (OSPAR ID 117) and string and cords (OSPAR ID 32) the 100m beach was divided in a transect. The transect size counted was 5x30m, which accounted for about 7,5% of the area. The number counted was multiplied with a factor of 13,33. A 15 m long pile of seaweed washed up on the beach was full of pieces of marine litter. The largest pieces were counted. Then we took a 3 m long (20%) transects where all the small pieces were counted. The number counted was multiplied with a factor of 5 (100%)
Did any of the following weather conditions affect the data of the surveys: 
Wind
Did any of the following weather conditions affect the data of the surveys: 
Ice
Did any of the following weather conditions affect the data of the surveys: 
Exceptionally high tide
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
No
Were there any circumstances that influenced the survey? 
This year, the interest in beach cleaning has been enormously high in Norway. We discovered that someone had cleared the beach for large marine litter items before we got to do the OSPAR registration. The figures for large objects found and recorded on Outer Hvaler beach 2018 in the OSPAR database are therefore underestimated.
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
1
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
8
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
11
Plastic bag ends: 
0
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
4
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
4
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
107
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
1
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
0
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
0
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
0
Injection gun containers: 
0
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
0
Crates: 
0
Car parts: 
0
Caps/lids: 
835
Cigarette lighters: 
0
Pens: 
2
Combs/hair brushes: 
0
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
394
Toys & party poppers: 
0
Cups: 
26
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
142
Fertiliser/animal feed bags: 
0
Mesh vegetable bags: 
65
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
0
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
2
Crab/lobster pots: 
2
Lobster and fish tags: 
2
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): 
15
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
73
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
6616
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
61
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
0
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
14
Fish boxes: 
0
Fishing line (angling): 
5
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
1
Floats/buoys: 
4
Buckets: 
1
Strapping bands: 
153
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
0
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
1
Shotgun cartridges: 
355
Shoes/sandals: 
0
Foam sponge: 
11
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
1411
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
1903
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
2
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
503
Other description: 
51 simple thread from broom, 3 plastic cross that is laid between tiles, 5 plastic tag clothing, 1 clothes peg, 238 plastic protection on crab and lobster pots, 10 industry tags, 59 reinforcing fibers, 10 suction pipe for pump bottle, 1 glue for glue gun, 1 plastic bag for tobacco, 5 snuffboxes, 4 plastic grid, 1 piece of carpet, 29 pieces of detonation wire, 85 other plastic/polystyrene items not identified, 3 plastic hook for crab and lobster pots
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
223
Boots: 
0
Tyres and belts: 
0
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
6
Other description: 
5 rubber bands, 1 rubber sole
Cloth
Clothing: 
1
Furnishings: 
0
Sacking: 
0
Shoes (leather): 
0
Other textiles (specify below): 
17
Other description: 
3 caps, 3 cloths, 1 dust mask, 5 belt, 5 band
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
0
Cardboard: 
0
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (milk): 
10
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (other): 
0
Cigarette packets: 
0
Cigarette butts: 
1
Cups: 
0
Newspapers & magazines: 
0
Other paper items (specify below): 
3
Other description: 
3 paper cloth
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
7
Pallets: 
2
Crates: 
1
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Fish boxes: 
0
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
0
Paint brushes: 
0
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
21
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
13
Other wood > 50cm description: 
9 wooden boards, 4 construction materials
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
0
Bottle caps: 
1
Drink cans: 
1
Disposable BBQs: 
0
Electrical appliances: 
2
Fishing weights: 
0
Foil wrappers: 
5
Food cans: 
0
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): 
0
Other metal pieces < 50cm description: 
1
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Glass
Bottles: 
1
Light bulbs/tubes: 
0
Other glass items (specify below): 
0
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
0
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
11
Cotton bud sticks: 
304
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
1
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
9
Toilet fresheners: 
0
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
7
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
0
Syringes: 
3
Other medical items (specify below): 
7
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
0
Other pollutants
Paraffin or wax pieces 1-10cm: 
0.46 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Paraffin or wax pieces > 10cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other pollutants (specify below): 
0.05 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Pellets (nurdles): 
Yes