freelitterat.eu

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to the website dedicated to preventing waste in fishing ports on the Atlantic coast

As part of the Free-LitterAT project, several European partners (France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland) are working together to tackle marine litter. One of the key priorities is to reduce waste from used fishing gear and waste passively fished by encouraging its collection, treatment and recycling.

Find out more about current practices in fishing ports on the Atlantic coast and the solutions that can be implemented to limit the impact of this waste on the oceans.

Recyclage
des engins de pêches usagés

filets, chaluts, casiers, dragues, lignes, sennes…

Manufacturing

Marketers (manufacturers or retailers of fishing gear)

Use

Fishermen (deckhands or skippers) working on trawlers, gillnetters, trollers, caseyeurs…)

Sorting

Fishermen and port agents

Dismantling

Companies specializing in the assembly/disassembly of fishing nets
Retired fishermen
Adapted work structures
Trawl disassembly

Storage

Storage space organized by the port manager: on the quayside, at the port waste centre
In a dedicated warehouse

Transport

By port agents themselves
By a transport service provider

Valuation

– Companies specializing in plastics recycling
– Companies using recycled plastic granules in their production
– But also: associations fighting plastic pollution, craftsmen practicing upcycling…


Create zero-waste coastal communities by combining knowledge,
tools and technologies with pilot actions involving the participation of multiple stakeholders.

Maritime identity cards

Technical data sheets

information sheet

Fishing port of Roscoff

Fishing port, commercial port and marina Presence of a fish market
Flotilla of 40 fishing vessels (mainly coastal fishing) 1500 deep-sea trawlers landing fish every year.

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information sheet

Fishing Port of Bueu

Fishing activity and fish market.
Fishing practice: fleet of 144 vessels and ships (mostly small-scale fishing vessels)

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information sheet

Fishing port of Vigo

General cargo, bulk solids, ship service, fishing activity (fresh and frozen), fish market.
Fishing practice: fleet of 359 vessels and ships (mostly artisanal vessels)
Landings: Black monkfish, White monkfish, Blue shark, Swordfish, Northern megrim, Atlantic pomfret, European hake, Korean flounder, Common squid, Horse mackerel…

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information sheet

Fishing port of Audierne

Fishing port and marina
Presence of a fish market, online sales only Flotilla of 30 vessels (gillnetter and trollers)

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