New nets from old
Norwegian producer Selsøyvik Havbruk is using salmon cages made from recycled nylon – something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago. Trials have been in progress over…
Transforming waste into a circularity opportunity
With more than half of the world’s seafood now farmed, aquaculture play a critical role in feeding a growing global population. Yet as the industry grows, so do its environmental challenges. Fishing and aquaculture gear, built to be…
First net from reycled material in use
A consortium of companies in Norway and Iceland have made a reality of the first new netting to be put into use that has been derived from recycled fishing gear.…
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Circularity breakthrough nominated for aquaculture award
The Circular Fish Farming Nets (CFFN) project in which nylon netting is recycled in a manner that maintains all of the strength and other qualities of virgin material is up…
