Toolbox for implementing policies in national laws and certification procedures



TECHNOLOGY, BUSINESS, POLICY

AQUACULTURE

MACROPLASTIC AND microplastic pollution reduction

Elimination & Remediation, Minimisation, Monitoring and Control, Prevention
Solution Scope:Litter Management guidelines for aquaculture facilities
Target Contaminant:Marine Litter
Solution Provider or Contact Point: Aqualit Consortium
Project: AQUALIT – Preventive Measures for Averting the Discarding of Litter in the Marine Environment from the Aquaculture Industry
ITS Description: A sustainable toolbox of innovative ideas and methodologies to prevent marine littering from aquaculture activities; have better monitoring (and quantification) schemes in place; and remove and recycle litter from the aquaculture facilities both before litter enters the sea and after litter already existing at sea.
Toolkit includes Solution and measures (Knowledge, Legislation, responsibility, Support); Port Facilities (information on port facilities accommodate marine litter); Funding opportunities; Action Plans and Policy Recommendations; a Marine Litter inventory; 400 solutions and measures are included
Correspondence with BMM OIR (sectoral priorities, R&I activities, gaps, needs):
The ITS is strongly identified in all areas of activity regarding the Prevention, Minimizaiton and Elimination/Remediation of plastic waste, for its capacity in developing targeted guidelines and that may facilitate certification schemes. In alignment with the BMM OIR, the solution responds to challenges for the Aquaculture sector. It responds to the policy challenge of accelerating the implementation of best practices regarding plastic waste generation for the Aquaculture sector
