PART 2 // Coastwatch - All Ireland Survey (Autumn 2024)
(A1) Country Code
Select an option
8 - Republic of Ireland
23 - Northern Ireland
(A1) County Code
Select an option
1 - Louth
2 - Meath
3 - Dublin Fingal
4 - Dublin City
5 - Dun Laoghaire
6 - Wicklow
7 - Wexford
8 - Waterford
9 - Cork
10 - Kerry
11 - not available
12 - Clare
13 - Galway South & City
14 - Galway
15 - not available
16 - Sligo
17 - not available
18 - Donegal East
Northern Ireland
(A1) Block Code
(A1) Unit Code
(A3) Email
(SECTION C) Splash Zone (the shoreline from mean high water up to land - spring high watermark)
(C1) Indicate the approximate width of splash zone (tick several widths if area is not uniform):
0-1m
1-5m
5-50m
50-250m
more than 250m
(C2) What did you find in your splash zone (tick up to five boxes)?
Salt marsh
Reed bed
Dune
Sand, gravel, stones
Natural rock / boulder
Cliff
Building Construction (not erosion control)
Hard erosion control (rock armour, cement)
Hard-erosion-control sea-wall (upload photo if in need of repair)
Soft erosion control (man-made e.g. bank)
Other (e.g. bog)
(C2) Upload 1 picture of where repair is needed
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(SECTION D) Intertidal (from low to high water) + see Extra Questions end page
(D1) Indicate the approximate width of the intertidal area at low tide (tick several widths if area is not uniform):
0-5m
5-50m
50-250m
more than 250m
(D2) What is the intertidal surface composed of (tick max. four boxes):
Solid rock
Choice Boulders (more than 20cm ø)
Gravel (0.2 – 20cm ø)
Sand
Silt or mud
Other (e.g., maerl, peat, walls, infill)
(D3) Which of the plants and seaweeds did you find in the intertidal&/or splash zone? Check ID poster/notes extra seaweed and seagrass info and project ideas are available on www.coastwatch.org:
Glasswort (Salicornia)
Cord grass (Spartina)
Sea grass (Zostera) - growing
Sea grass (Zostera) - swept up
Brown or red seaweed growing
Green seaweed: patches or thin band
Green seaweed: carpet cover or thick mats
Dislodged decaying seaweeds of any kind
Other noteworthy native plant
(D3) Other noteworthy native plant as per above:
(D3) Upload 1 photo
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(D4) Any invasive alien species of animal, plant, or seaweed water, splash zone and immediate hinterland? See Invasive Alien Species Poster of some. Photos of Sargassum muticum particularly welcome to feed into study.
Yes
No
Unsure
(D4) If you found, or think you might have found an invasive alien species please describe here.
(D4) Upload 1 photo
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(D5) Indicate which of the animals listed below you found ALIVE:
Jellyfish
Sea anemone
Worms + casts
Molluscs/seashells (empty shells = dead)
Barnacles
Crabs
Sea urchins
Starfish
Fish
Seabirds (enter number below)
Seabirds with oil (enter number below)
Seals (enter number below)
Dolphins or Whales (enter number below)
Rats (enter number below)
Other (enter number below)
(D5) If you found SEABIRDS, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found SEABIRDS WITH OIL, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found SEALS, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found DOLPHINS OR WHALES, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found RATS, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found OTHER, please name and give us a count or estimate:
(D5) Indicate which of the animals listed below you found DEAD. Bird flu suspects report!
Jellyfish
Sea anemone
Worms + casts
Molluscs/seashells (empty shells = dead)
Barnacles
Crabs
Sea urchins
Starfish
Fish
Seabirds (enter number below)
Seabirds with oil (enter number below)
Seals (enter number below)
Dolphins or Whales (enter number below)
Rats (enter number below)
Other (enter number below)
(D5) If you found DEAD SEABIRDS, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found DEAD SEABIRDS WITH OIL, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found DEAD SEALS, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found DEAD DOLPHINS OR WHALES, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found DEAD RATS, please give us a count or estimate:
(D5) If you found DEAD OTHER, please name and give us a count or estimate:
(D5) Upload 1 photo
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(SECTION E) Litter, waste and pollution at all shore levels
(E1) Tick major items found on your survey unit anywhere from start of hinterland to water. Give any extra information in F6, take pictures if possible and note location if this requires follow up work:
Landfill Materials (e.g. concrete, rubble, debris from sea defences, demolition…)
Abandoned Vehicles, Girders, Machines Household furnishings (e.g. beds, carpets,
Dumped household refuse in bags or piles of rubbish
Ship wreck, or parts of ship wreckage
Tyres (please count if more than 1 below)
Disused aquaculture trestles and other large abandoned aquaculture gear
Other
Tyres (please count if more than 1)
(E2) Litter Count: drinks containers and other items found anywhere on the shore. If there is too much to count, please estimate.
(E2) Plastic Bottles
(E2) Metal Cans
(E2) Glass Bottles
(E2) Cartons/Tetra pack
(E2) Bottle Lids
(E2) Wet Wipes
(E2) Plastic Shopping Bags
(E2) Other (if you think there are items which should be counted as a category in future):
(E3) Tick which of the following items of general litter or pollution you found on your unit:
(E3) Fishing or aquaculture gear:
Traps
Nets
Aquaculture
Angling
(E3) Other:
Rope and String
Hard Plastic containers like crates, buckets
Foamed Polystyrene items/pieces (note beads in E4)
Sanitary waste, condoms, nappies
Medical Waste - syringes, plasters…
Container(s) of hazardous but not medical substance (e.g. chemical drums empty or full)
Other plastics (not any of above)
Tar, oil, petrol. If found, describe in F6. If action needed, contact & Coastwatch.
Geotextiles (under rock armour or path)
Textiles, shoes, gloves and clothing
Paper, cardboard and worked wood
Food, fish waste and bones
Faeces - mammal (e.g. dog, cow, human)
Glass (not drinks), including light bulbs
Cans (not drinks), including sprays
Other (e.g. balloons, dog poo bag)...
(E3) Upload 1 photo
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(E4) Micro litter: Do you see litter no larger than the beads, filaments?
Yes
No
(E4) If Yes, please tell us which:
Fibre
Nurdle
Flake
Bead
(E4) If Yes, please upload 1 photo
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Comment
(E5) Looking back, which area was most littered? If several, tick more than one.
Splash zone
Tide mark
Intertidal
Sea
(E5) Was the litter...
Accumulating in areas?
Spread more or less evenly?
(SECTION F) General Observations
Has recent weather made the appearance of your coastal unit change?
Yes, looks cleaner than usual
No, recent weather is insignificant
Yes, looks worse than usual
Don’t know
(F2) Has the shore been cleaned within the last week?
Yes
No
Don't know
Is there any planned change of character (positive or negative) which is imminent for this coastal unit? (If ‘Yes’ describe in F6)
Yes
No
Don't know
(F4) Tick if you have evidence of a serious risk and/or imminent planned change for the worse from any of the threats/activities listed below to your survey unit or adjacent sea/land.
ACTION: in case of threat which requires immediate action, call relevant authority or Coastwatch.
(F4) Water pollution by:
Sewage
Oil
Agricultural or industrial farming
Industrial pollution
(F4) Other:
Erosion
Flooding
Mining/quarrying
Construction/sealing
Dumping, tipping, infill
Recreational abuse
Aquaculture
Invasive Alien Species (IAS)
Over exploitation
(F4) Other / comment:
Is there something or things you really like or love about this survey unit? Tell us:
(F6) Comments or observations:
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