Legislation measures

Put in place new legislation that favours a national strategy with local waste collection and waste managers for specific type of litter

Policy Policy

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Removal and recycling

Related Barriers:

  • Directive (EU) 2019/883 on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships refers only to nets as the passively fished waste. To design a complete removal and recycling process of the aquaculture (and fishery) gear, it would be necessary to include other equipment and material,

  • High-level policy makers show little awareness of the necessity to develop specific decrees for the EPR system. Besides, an EPR system is very complex and needs the involvement of many sectors and many public and private institutions.

  • There is additional legislation needed (decrees) to put in place specific EPR schemes in Spain.

Related Good Practice:

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