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Fishing businesses warned not to flout new Defra rules. Last weekend marked 30 days until Defra’s new Simpler Recycling reforms come into action, but many businesses aren’t taking the changes […]
Pilot to identify plastic use in fish farming. To find the plastic footprint of salmon farming, Cermaq has registered all plastics used in a smolt facility, a sea site, and […]
New seaweed partnership. Loliware, the world’s first seaweed-resin company, has announced the launch of an important new partnership with José Andrés Group (JAG), whose restaurants across the globe span cuisines […]
INdIGO Project launches Good Practice Guide on collection and recycling of discarded fishing waste. The INdIGO European project is working to reduce plastic from the fishing industry which might end […]
New collaborative fishing gear recovery and reuse project launched by Satlink, ORP and IPNLF in the Maldives. Framed within Satlink’s Zero Impact campaign, this initiative will work with local communities […]
Nueva Pescanova to use recycled plastics collected from beaches and coastal areas. The Nueva Pescanova Group will become the first company in its sector to use plastic waste collected from […]
Welsh Government supports expansion of Net Regeneration Scheme® to offer free recycling of fishing gear to the Welsh fishing community. Globally only 9% of plastic waste is recycled; 12% is […]
SeaPak joins Trash Free Sea Alliance. SeaPak Shrimp & Seafood, one of America’s leading specialty frozen seafood brands, is a dedicated partner of Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance (TFSA) […]
Grupo Calvo eliminates plastic packaging of new seafood line. Grupo Calvo has eliminated plastic from the packaging of its new Foodie salad line, offering a more sustainable packaging alternative to […]
Austral Fisheries to reduce plastic usage. Austral Fisheries has vowed to reduce the amount of plastic it uses in its production processes. A statement from the company said: “We strive […]
Local actions against a global problem? Sötenas Marine Recycling Centre shows how it’s done. Sötenas municipality in western Sweden may be small in size but it’s having a big impact […]
Ocean plastic simulator now covers New Zealand’s entire coastline. An advanced ocean plastic simulator first launched in 2019 can now track the movement of virtual plastic pollution along New Zealand’s […]
Microplastic pollution from textiles. Microplastic pollution from textiles is found in all of the world’s oceans, emissions are continuing and concentrations are increasing. Those are some of the stark conclusions […]
Aker BioMarine launches new circular economy company. Aker BioMarine – the biotech and Antarctic krill-harvesting company – has launched AION (Greek for ‘eternity’), a new company that will use a […]
Could a ‘Sacabout’ help fishermen cut plastic pollution? With governments across Europe rushing to outlaw wasteful single-use plastics, attention is moving to another source of plastic pollution along our coasts […]
Ocean Fish forms new partnership with MULTIVAC UK to launch Ocean prevented plastic for all retail packed products. Family-owned fishing, retail supplier and processing import-export business, Ocean Fish has recently […]
EU ban on single use plastics will benefit marine environment – The Council of the EU recently adopted a directive which introduces new restrictions on certain single-use plastic products. Marine […]
Threat of plastics exposed in BIM marine garden. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland’s seafood development agency, is returning to Bloom next week with a marine garden that highlights the need […]
New skips for marine litter scheme. New dedicated Fishing for Litter skips have been installed at Lerwick and Scalloway harbours to mark 15 years of the highly successful project. To […]
MOWI Underlines Commitment to Plastic Recycling – Salmon farmer Mowi has developed a company-wide policy on plastic waste management, and according to the company, one of their important material value […]
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