Support measures

A communication channel that connects all the involved stakeholders should be created, with the aim to facilitate sharing the data about the items that have been lost, broken or abandoned by the farmers and the items collected during the marine litter clean-up initiatives.

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

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Monitoring and quantification

Related Barriers:

  • The current monitoring performed and promoted by the government is not efficient enough in Spain.

  • There is a lack of knowledge to identify aquaculture items in marine litter collections.

  • There is a lack of specific data related to material losses from aquaculture activities.

  • There is a lack of specific information on the impact of marine litter from the aquaculture sector to showcase the problem.

Related Good Practice:

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