Legislation measures

Legal obligations to use a certain share of reusable aquaculture gear items (reuse quota) force sellers of SUP items like plastic cords to comply with requirements or be sanctioned.

Regulations Regulations

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Baltic

Relevant stage:

Removal and recycling

Related Barriers:

  • Recycling companies are located too far from the farm to collect, sort and recycle worn out gear and other waste, which is too costly to integrate into the lifecycle of a farm. This barrier leads to dumping the waste in the garbage without sorting it.

  • Despite the potential value of some of the fishing gear, recycling is very limited and left to a few innovative operators. There is currently no structured approach to setting up specific mechanisms or tackling the costs of dealing with aquaculture gear containing plastic once landed in port.

Related Good Practice:

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