Support measures

We need a point to collect waste in each harbour. In the framework of the new port reception facilities, this should be included. This complements the facilities offered by commercial equipment companies that provide a point of waste collection for member companies.

Support for waste management Support for waste management

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

North

Relevant stage:

Removal and recycling

Related Barriers:

  • Currently, producers are not responsible for cleaning-up measures or recycling related to fishing/aquaculture gear. This gap will not be closed by the new EU Single-use-plastic Directive (SUPD) until 2021. However, national legislation is free to extend the legislative frame and could include clean-up responsibilities for producers.

  • Recycling companies are located too far from the farm to collect, sort and recycle worn out gear and other waste, which is too costly to integrate into the lifecycle of a farm. This barrier leads to dumping the waste in the garbage without sorting it.

  • There is a lack of appropriate waste management infrastructures to handle worn out aquaculture and fishing equipment.

  • There is a lack of efficient systems and facilities for collecting, storing and processing of used gear and equipment.

Related Good Practice:

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