Nofir hits fishing gear recycling record
Norwegian recycler Nofir last year broke its own records for recycling end-of-life fishing and aquaculture gear. In total, Nofir collected 10,298 tonnes of discarded gear from the fishing and aquaculture…
Hampiðjan maintains strong recycling throughput rate
The volumes of fishing gear routed for recycling by Hampiðjan Iceland has remained roughly steady in recent years. The 2025 total was 1229 tonnes. The 2023 figure was 1128 tonnes,…
Designed-in second life for fibreglass boats
Italian startup Northern Light Composites (nlcomp) aims to tackle the key challenge of end‑of‑life of fibreglass and carbon‑fibre products used in boats and other sectors. Conventional thermoset composites are widely…
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…
Gear recycling initiative in second phase
Building on the original Redes de España (Nets of Spain) pilot initiative to develop routes to recycle end-of-life fishing gear for other purposes, the Redes de España II project is…
Project ReCon lands in Somalia
Following several months of collaboration, Satlink and Somalia-based NGO MARCOD Center (Marine Research and Coastal Development Center) have signed an agreement to bring Project ReCon to the country. This collaboration…
Reclaimed salt reduces costs and environmental impacts
Desalination plants installed in the Westman Islands have delivered an unforeseen bonus in the form of reducing the volumes of salt needed to be imported for saltfish production. For many…
Collaboration on producer responsibility for fishing gear
A subsidiary of the recycling company Nofir is being established to handle producer responsibility requirements which came into force on 1st January this year. Grønt Punkt Norge and Profa have…
Nets to car parts
The Redes de España initiative clears the way for fishing gear to be recycled into new items, notably car components, and the next step is to develop an operational model that…
Egersund’s recyclable Eco-Go rope
Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture gear producer Egersund Group has introduced its Eco-Go rope, made from recycled polyamide (PA). ‘In recent years, we have had a clear focus on making our…
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