Legislation measures

The revision of the PRFD does not focus specifically on ALDFG and there are no direct incentives for fishermen to return ghost gear. In addition, Member States are free to design their national cost-recovery systems. Therefore the discrepancy and confusion of the fishermen has to end.

Policy Policy

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Baltic

Relevant stage:

Removal and recycling

Related Barriers:

  • Very little or no information exchange and dialogue about innovative solutions of waste management (i.e. common sourcing/funding/monitoring/best practice replication) and new materials with higher recyclability.

  • Provisions of the SUPD are yet not implemented on national level.

Related Good Practice:

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