Newsletter

	Issue #2 - September 2019

QUOTE OF THIS ISSUE “We are in reach of a whole new relationship with the ocean, a wiser, more sustainable relationship. The choice lies with us”. ― David Attenborough (message for World Oceans Day)

FROM AQUA-LIT TEAM Hello again OceanHero! Five months have passed since you heard from us, and summer is coming to an end! Great achievements have been reached until now: relevant information, data, and inputs have been collected and analysed, many events and conference attended, and a lot of satisfaction gained! AQUA-LIT Team is now preparing for the next exciting project phase, where all of you can contribute in helping us finding the best solutions for tackling aquaculture marine litter. Do you want to be the first? Fill the AQUA-LIT survey now! https://www.surveymonkey.de/r/NM8XMSK Enjoy summertime and always remember, leave the beach cleaner than how you found it! Your AQUA-LIT team.

RELEVANT NEWS The EU Blue Economy Report 2019 has been published in occasion of the European Maritime Day held in Lisbon the 17th and 18th of May. Good news from Italy! Fishermen will be allowed to collect plastic at sea. The European biggest Certification organisation Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) recently introduced in their standards criteria for dealing with plastic with requirements for certified farms to implement policies for waste reduction and recycling, as well as ensuring responsible storing and disposal of waste. AQUA-LIT NEWS LEARNING LAB PRESS RELEASE Our Learning Labs are around the corner! Would you like to attend? Check all the information here. HAVE A SAY IN AQUA-LIT! Do you want spend one minute in contributing to our strategy for tackling aquaculture marine litter? Fill the AQUA-LIT survey now! AQUA-LIT DELIVERABLES AVAILABLE! we have made public our deliverables, go check them out! DID YOU CHECK OUR MEDIA CENTRE? get full access to our project materials: infographics, videos, ppts, posters, marine litter inventory and more. AQUA-LIT PROJECT MEETING AT BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, FRANCE. AQUA-LIT AND EATIP JOIN FORCES TO SUPPORT INNOVATION IN EUROPEAN AQUACULTURE AQUA-LIT AT THE AQUACULTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL RESULTS FROM THE MARINE LITTER WORKSHOP AT THE #EMD2019! UPCOMING EVENTS Save the date! BALTIC SEA LEARNING LAB October 9th, 2019 from 8.30-12.30h ― Room Backstage 1, Aquaculture Europe Conference, Berlin, Germany 7TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE EMSEA: Goal 14 - Life below water. September 16-20th, Azores, Portugal COPERNICUS MARINE SERVICE WORKSHOP & TRAINING FOR THE AQUACULTURE SECTOR. September 24-25th, 2019. Athens, Greece PLASTICS IN OUR OCEAN: A MICRO OR MACRO CHALLENGE? October 1st-2nd, 2019. San Sebastian, Spain AQUACULTURE EUROPE 2019 CONFERENCE October 7-10th, 2019. Berlin, Germany OUR OCEAN CONFERENCE October 23-24th, 2019. Oslo, Norway ECOMONDO 2019 November 05-08th, 2019. Rimini, Italy Save the date! NORTH SEA LEARNING LAB November 11th, 2019 from 9.00-14.00h― Conference Hall, VLIZ, Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Ostend, Belgium #MARINELITTER Optimism CHALLENGE YOURSELF AND TRANSFORM THE PLASTIC FREE JULY INTO AN EVERY MONTH LIFESTYLE EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY INVITES ALL TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST MARINE LITTER WHAT WORKS TO REDUCE MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION? WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO GIF of this edition Thank you for reading and caring about tackling marine litter! Until next edition

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