Knowledge measures

All aquaculture gear should be designed to be as resistant as possible to harsh marine conditions and to be able to attach to other items to avoid loss or damage

Materials and design Materials and design

Photo: Mariana Mata-Lara Photo: Mariana Mata-Lara

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • In general, the design of the gear is not optimized to the harsh marine conditions where some of the aquaculture activities take place.

  • 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.

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