Responsibility Measures
Farmer/user responsibility
Company's policy should install an integrated management on the reduction of plastic waste (incl. KPIs for
implementation), e.g. banning of single use plastics, use of recycled plastic items.
So far, in many Baltic Sea aquaculture companies, only a decommissioning plan exists but no waste management plan. The
loss of gear and other material at sea remains therefore mainly undiscovered.
Put in place various contractual agreements with external contractors to collect used or damaged goods (cardboards and
equipment) to be recycled or upgraded.
Make every farmer responsible, as far as possible and considering the recycling and removal schemes in place and in
development, for the management and the treatment of their own litter.
Create a control system of the aquaculture nets that have reached the end-of-life. The control system should be as
simple as possible and based on the idea of returning the old nets to buy new ones.
Encourage the reuse of aquaculture materials
Encourage farmers to set short, medium objectives to help them reach “Zero waste” goal.
Farmer responsibility: add serial number on materials (e.g. on mussel cones).
Implement structural changes to allow reuse of aquaculture materials