Fisheries and Oceans Canada is funding 26 projects in Canada and around the world to help rid the oceans of this destructive litter. The $8.3 million Sustainable Fisheries Solutions and…
A co-operation agreement on clearing waste from Iceland’s beaches has been struck between Hampiðjan and the Blue Army. Hampiðjan will provide support worth ISK2.40 million annually to the Blue Army…
Fishing gear recycler Plastix has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications for its recycling processes for used fishing nets and ropes from the maritime industry, and other post-used…
Around 11,000 tonnes of end-of-life fishing gear is estimated to end up into European waters every year, a workshop held in Brussels and organised by MRAG in collaboration with CEFAS and OSPAR…
NGOs are finally seeing that the problem of plastic marine waste is best tackled at the source, reports Willem den Heijer, WWF is starting a number of projects in Asian…
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, T.D., welcomed the increase in trawlers and other fishing boats now signed up to Ireland’s Clean Oceans Initiative. The Minister…
Ireland’s seafood development agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) and the Irish South and West Fishermen’s Producers Organisation (ISWFPO) has co-hosted a net management workshop in Castletownbere, West Cork. The aim…