Responsibility Measures

Producer responisbility Producer responisbility

Producers should opt for alternative materials. The mussel baskets would be more resistant if made of stainless steel, which would avoid fragments disposing in the marine environment after continuious scraping and abrasion of the baskets. Producers should add more technical information on materials for sale in terms of durability, longevity and resistance to bad weather Currently, producers are not responsible for cleaning-up measures 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. Producer Responsibility – gear producers should offer recycling or returning facility for farmers. A deposit system can work very effectively for larger items, whereas small items that are lost very frequently (because these are light, cheap and their retrieval is considered to be a waste of time) should be replaced by alternatives and, in case this is not possible, their use should be closely linked to awareness-raising and training of the e.g. staff responsible for installation.