Support measures

Cooperation in collecting waste with other offshore sectors or local associations

Support for waste management

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Relevant sea basin:

Relevant stage:

Related Barriers:

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:

R&R GP 2.1

“Fishing for Litter”

”Fishing for Litter” is a recommendation of OSPAR to stimulate fishermen to keep the fished litter on the vessel and to bring it to the shore with the aim to monitor the types of litter that are being fished. The project was developed by KIMO (Local Authorities International Environmental Organisation), an association of coastal local authorities whose goal is to eliminate pollution from the Northern Seas. The Marine Environment service in Belgium supports VVC Equipment, a foundation of Flemish fishermen to take part in the “Fishing for Litter” initiative.

https://www.health.belgium.be/en/environment/seas-oceans-and-antarctica/north-sea-and-oceans

https://www.vvcequipment.be/nl/home/1

R&R GP 2.2

Cooperation in collecting waste between local associations

In some regions in France, after a storm, local associations in coordination with the regional shellfish committees organise collecting activities to assist the producers in locating and collecting their lost materials. For instance: CAP 2000 in Brittany, Windsurf in Normandy, and Surfrider in Southern Brittany.