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…
Recycled nylon put through its paces
For the first time recycled nylon derived from scrapped fishing gear and other sources is being put through rigorous full-scale sea trials. The recovered nylon has been used to manufacture…
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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…
