Responsibility measures

The mussel baskets would be more resistant if made of stainless steel, which would avoid fragments disposing in the marine environment after continuious scraping and abrasion of the baskets.

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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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