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Even though loss of gear in good shape is a significant financial loss, which farmers try to avoid, retrieving
accidently lost gear (e.g. by passing vessels, storms), whilst required by the EU Fisheries Control Regulation, may be
perceived as too timeconsuming, complicated and very costly in practice.
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There is a lack of waste management infrastructure with, e.g. insufficient opportunities to collect, sort and reuse
waste in ports or other defined collection sites.
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There is a lack of cooperation between different sectors like aquaculture, fisheries and agriculture to collect a needed
amount of gear to assure recycling. Recycling will only be taken up on a larger scale if it is economically beneficial.
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Recycling targets can create complexities in defining such a target, administrative burden and costs of ist monitoring.
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No deposit schemes in place.
Legislation measures
Policy
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