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…
Spanish technology company Satlink has launched Project ReCon, a pioneering circular economy programme designed to give a second life to Devices for Sustainable Fishing (DSF), and specifically to echo sounder…
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…
Spanish industry federation Cepesca has brought together eight port authorities, a fishing company and a fishing gear supplier to launch pilot projects for the responsible handling of fishing gear, incorporating…
Tuna purse seiner organisations OPAGAC and ORTHONGEL have launched a joint net recycling project with Brikole Ltd, a new local start-up managed by the NGO Sustainability for Seychelles. The Department…
Canada’s Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray has announced that Fisheries and Oceans Canada has launched a third call for proposals under the Ghost Gear…
After ten years of working with fishing gear research at Iceland’s Marine and Freshwater Research Institute, Georg Haney has been appointed as Hampiðjan’s new environmental director. Georg came to Iceland…
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…
Prices for used gill nets have rocketed in just a few weeks as recyclers scramble to meet the demand from the fashion industry – driven by screen and catwalk stars…