Responsibility measures

Mussel larvae collector lines are held afloat by buoys and other floats that are made of plastic. These floats often come loose and then wash up on the beaches. In the Netherlands, they now replace them with long tubes of rubber plastic that stay afloat. In terms of material, this solution does not solve the problem but there is no longer any loss of the floats.

Farmer/user responsibility Farmer/user responsibility

This is a specific solution for the Netherlands but may be appliable to other countries

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Shellfish

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.

  • 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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