Waste gear is a shared responsibility
Crab pots from the Barents Sea caught in the trawl gear of Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) trawler Lodairo have ended up being recycled in Germany. Lodairo’s cache of scrap crab pots…
Crab pots from the Barents Sea caught in the trawl gear of Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) trawler Lodairo have ended up being recycled in Germany. Lodairo’s cache of scrap crab pots…
An initiative by Ghost Fishing UK to clean up a stretch of the Shetland waters by locating, recovering and recycling lost gear has been assisted by Lerwick Port Authority. The…
This year's clean-up cruise to locate and retrieve lost fishing gear in Norwegian waters is underway, with pelagic vessel Vikingbank this year chartered for this purpose. Vikingbank sailed on 10th…
In 2021 the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) deployment of chartered vessels supporting targeted operations to combat IUU fishing also resulted in successfully removing 4500kg of marine debris. Working closely…