Support measures

Enhance collaboration with Marine Protected areas authorities, environmental institutions and NGOs in order to ensure a constant support for marine litter removing.

Support for waste management Support for waste management

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Removal and recycling

Related Barriers:

  • There is no specific waste management regarding the aquaculture sector, including lack of information regarding roles and responsibilities (in Spain).

Related Good Practice:

R&R GP3.3

Collaboration between farmers and Marine Protected areas authorities

CleanSeaLife, a LIFE funded project working on marine litter in Italy, has engaged Marine Protected areas (MPA) authorities for a “fishing for litter” system. Carrying on a “fishing for litter” project together with local fishermen, the project managed to engage fishermen in bringing plastic and litter found in their nets on land and dispose properly in the collective sites made available temporarily by the local MPA authorities.