Legislation measures

Items which are not automatically linked to the aquaculture sector but used in some aquaculture types like the bottom culture (plastic sacks, tyres) have to be forbidden as such or replaced by alternative materials (e.g. cotton).

Regulations Regulations

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Baltic

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • Additional incentives from the government to invest in more durable materials and alternative solutions are lacking.

  • Top-down (legal) approaches are absent to forbid easy to lose single-use plastic items.

Related Good Practice:

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