Responsibility measures

Create a control system of the aquaculture nets that have reached the end-of-life. The control system should be as simple as possible and based on the idea of returning the old nets to buy new ones.

Farmer/user responsibility Farmer/user responsibility

Photo: Barna Moll Pescadors Photo: Barna Moll Pescadors

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish

Relevant sea basin:

Mediterranean

Relevant stage:

Removal and recycling

Related Barriers:

  • Circular schemes based on recycling end-of-life nets to produce recycled nets does not seem to have, currently, economic viability since recycled nets are much more expensive than regular nets.

  • There is no quantification of the general volume of waste.

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

Related Good Practice:

R&R GP3.4

Reusing the wood from the older bateas for decorative purposes

In Galicia, the structure of the bateas was traditionally made of eucalyptus. Once the batea had reached the end-of-life and was dismantled, the wood pieces were burned. But lately, decorators and architects have started using them as a decorative element in houses.