One of the leading recyclers of fishing and aquaculture equipment, the Bodø-based Nofir expects its work to become more complicated as new EU requirements come into force. ‘It’s well-intentioned, but…
Norwegian company Bio Marine is setting up production in Lithuania of lice skirts for the aquaculture industry, with a recycling collaboration with Nofir alongside this new venture. The necessary experience…
Fishing and aquaculture gear recycling company Nofir took delivery of 8212 tonnes of fishing and farming equipment in 2023. ‘Figures like these would have been virtually unthinkable just a few…
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…
Italian conglomerate Aquafil, owners of recycling company Nofir, have patented a method of recycling the netting used aquaculture cages, making it possible to recover copper impregnation for re-use. ‘The fact…
Hampiðjan has placed a strong emphasis on the collection and grading of fishing gear, with recycling routes established for all of the materials used in fishing gears – with the…
Norwegian recycler Nofir and Icelandic industry body Samtök fyrirtækja í sjávarútvegi (SFS) have struck an agreement for the recycling and further utilisation of fishing and aquaculture gear that has reached…
Twelve years of investment in sustainability have yielded results for Egersund Net, which has shipped close to 17,000 tonnes of discarded bags and other aquaculture equipment to recycler Nofir. Of…