Responsibility measures

Increase mandatory labelling to discourage littering and to make informed choices for environmentally friendly gear and materials, e.g. via traffic-light system.

Producer responisbility Producer responisbility

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Baltic

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • Designers and manufacturers of aquaculture equipment are not sufficiently aware and motivated to seek alternative materials that would make their products more resistant and less polluting.

  • Labelling of aquaculture gear and items, and CE quality standards for high quality products are lacking.

  • At EU level, there is currently no accepted scientific standard (e.g. CE) on marine biodegradability, which highlights the urgency for developing a separate standard for marine biodegradability.

Related Good Practice:

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