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Volunteers from a local environmental charity collected over 40kg of marine pollution during their first beach clean of the year – including a broken golf ball, fishing equipment, a hard-hat, and many "nurdles".
Littlefeet Environmental hosted its first beach clean of 2025 at Ouaisné Bay last weekend.
In a social media post, the charity described the event as a "gift" with eight volunteers collecting up to 43kg of marine pollution.
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Littlefeet Environmental's project coordinator Courtney Farmer said that the debris included "an immense amount of fishing line and rope, various commercial waste (bottles, plastic packaging and wrappers) and a pallet board".
"Some interesting items that were found include: a broken golf ball, fishing lure with hooks, an IV needle with a valve, and hard-hat," she added.
Volunteers also noted an increase in "nurdles" during the beach cleans.
Pictured: An increased number of "nurdles" were found during the beach clean. (Littlefeet Environmental)
Courtney explained that nurdles are "plastic pellets (usually 5mm in size or less) and are used to make a variety of plastic-based products such as bottles, disposable cutlery and toys".
Despite not being produced on island, nurdles are commonly washed up on Jersey's beaches.
Littlefeet Environmental has been hosting beach cleans since 2012 – and has seen a "drastic fall in the amount of marine pollution being collected" since then.
Its aim is to create a more sustainable future for Jersey by collaborating on projects with local schools, businesses and other not-for-profit organisations to promote marine and coastal protection.
Pictured: Volunteers collected 43kg of marine debris. (Littlefeet Environmental)
Last year, Littlefeet Environmental completed 33 beach cleans with 462 volunteers collecting a total of 530kg in marine debris.
The number of volunteers increased by over 100 individuals in 2024 compared to the previous year.
Pictured: Items found by Littlefeet Environmental volunteers at Ouaisné Bay. (Littlefeet Environmental)
Littlefeet Environmental's beach cleans are held on a biweekly basis.
The next event is scheduled for Saturday 25 January at Anne Port beach.
More information about how to get involved can be found on the charity's Facebook or Instagram page.
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