Responsibility measures

Producers should opt for alternative materials.

Producer responisbility Producer responisbility

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Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

North

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • There is a lack of alternative materials for the aquaculture sector that have the same properties as what is currently used but don’t contain any plastics, e.g. for buoys.

  • A proactive approach of individual producers to change the design of their products or prevent the use of specific plastics is mostly lacking.

  • Additional incentives from the government to invest in more durable materials and alternative solutions are lacking.

  • There is not enough knowledge on the existence of sustainable alternatives for aquaculture material.

  • Designers and manufacturers of aquaculture equipment are not sufficiently aware and motivated to seek alternative materials that would make their products more resistant and less polluting.

Related Good Practice:

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