Support measures

Support campaigns organized by the public administration to increase the customer awareness related to the fact that higher prices (derived from new EPR systems in place, alternative materials, etc) are related to a better environmental quality of the aquaculture product.

Support for education, communication and awareness-raising Support for education, communication and awareness-raising

Original photo: Daria Shetsova Original photo: Daria Shetsova

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • There is a lack of awareness at all levels of the aquaculture life cycle regarding the prevention of non-organic marine litter.

  • In Greece, there is no specific environmental legislation concerning mussel culture and its waste management

  • The procedures to be applied by farmers in their facilities to reduce and prevent non-organic litter from aquaculture activities are implemented on a voluntary base in Spain

  • The prevention of marine litter should be the base of the circular economy. Currently, gear producers are not considerably involved or interested in this type of approach, making sustainable design, research on alternative materials, etc, not their priority.

Related Good Practice:

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