First net from reycled material in use
A consortium of companies in Norway and Iceland have made a reality of the first new netting to be put into use that has been derived from recycled fishing gear.…
Royal Greenland’s fully recyclable packaging for its 15lb cod and halibut cartons performs as well as conventional packaging. Images: Royal Greenland
Recyclable packaging becomes a reality
Royal Greenland has introduced 100% recyclable packaging for its 15Lbs cod and halibut boxes, marking a significant step in its commitment to sustainability. Developed in collaboration with Schur, this replaces PE-coated…
Recycler fears EU regulations could inflate running costs
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…
100-tonne lost gear recovery and re-use target
Working with the National Federation of Fishermen's Guilds (FNCP) and the Galician Automotive Technology Centre (CTAG), Spanish fishing industry federation Cepesca aims to recover at least 100 tonnes of discarded…
Breaking recycling records
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…
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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…
High performance with recycled material
As the use of recycled plastics become increasingly widespread, producers have been making efforts to overcome one of the main drawbacks – that the qualities of recycled plastic are not…
Seeking a solution to seine rope disposal
Norwegian Seafood Research Fund (FHF) is looking for applications for the NoK5 million it has available towards a two-year development of technology to reduce plastic waste from seine ropes. Plastic-based…
Pluto doors trialled in Spain
A pair of the plastic trawl doors produced by Mar Eco has been successfully trialled on board a coastal trawler fishing from l'Ametlla de Mar on the Spanish Mediterranean coast.…
Tracking down orphaned fishing gear
The volume of waste fishing gear shipped overseas from Iceland for recycling has roughly tripled in just a few years, from 758 tonnes in 2019 to 1685 tonnes last year.…
