Responsibility measures

Use voluntary agreements (VA), e.g. supporting the provision of port container infrastructure for the collection of old gear, supporting cleaning-up campaigns or re-use schemes.

Corporate /social responisbility Corporate /social responisbility

Relevant type of aquaculture:

Fish Shellfish Seaweed

Relevant sea basin:

Baltic

Relevant stage:

Prevention and reduction

Related Barriers:

  • The externalities of litter in the environment are not internalised into the costs of single use plastic items used in aquaculture facilities. This is one of the reasons why there is limited economic incentive to develop or choose items with a better environmental footprint.

  • Lack of cooperation between responsible port authorities, administration andthe aquaculture sector.

  • There exists no self-commitment system for farmers to remove gear in case of problems, e.g. upcoming storms.

Related Good Practice:

P&R GP8.1

Specific company requirements preventing accidental losses

The Swedish company Baltic Offshore (formed 2006 with roots back to 1853) is offering voluntary agreements with contracting parties, related to their cable work for the offshore industry. On their big constructing ships they installed a computer programme to log every piece of material that goes onto the vessel and to log out once back onto shore. It is the policy of the company and reflects its environmental friendly attitude. The policy is very effective in avoiding losses of materials and could be extended to aquaculture vessels.