Best practices for harbours
Good practice guide for harbour authorities
This guide introduces you to some of the work done in INdIGO to reduce plastic pollution from the fishing industry. In the form of self-assessment, it allows harbours to position themselves and to know the different steps to improve the recycling of end-of-life fishing gear. Check out the guide. You can also order it from the INdIGO team at the University of Plymouth.
Net Regeneration Scheme
The Net Regeneration Scheme (NRS) offers free recycling facilities for end-of-life fishing gear and marine plastic in a traceable and sustainable manner, an excellent alternative to sending gear to landfill, incineration or to it being abandoned at sea. By removing cost barriers, the scheme also supports fisherman to collect lost fishing gear and marine plastic waste whilst out at sea further supporting sustainability and clean ups within the fishing industry.
The infographic below was created by the INdiGO project and shows the recycling routes currently used by Odyssey innovation’s Net Regeneration Scheme.
Example of signage in fishing ports
See also the instructional videos for fishermen on recycling fishing gear
How to prepare a gill net for recycling
Preparing gill net for recycling through the Net Regeneration Scheme.
Instructional video for fishers on dismantling and preparation of plastics for recycling.
Recycling rigid plastic fishing gear through the Net Regeneration Scheme.
Instructional video for fishers on dismantling lobster pots
This film was made with the support of the INdIGO project aiming to increase recycling of fishing gear in the channel region. It was produced by the University of Plymouth, partner in the INdIGO project.
Instructional video for fishers on dismantling beam trawl
This film was made with the support of the INdIGO project aiming to increase recycling of fishing gear in the channel region. It was produced by the University of Plymouth, partner in the INdIGO project.
More videos are available on INdIGO’s Youtube channel, in the “Good practices for recycling fishing gear” playlist: