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Fishing port of Ribeira

Date of visit: 12/02/2025
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General information
Port authority: -
Administrator: Ports of Galicia
Port description:

Fishing activity and fish market.
Fishing practice: fleet of 237 vessels and ships (mostly small-scale fishing vessels)

Management of used fishing gear

Equipment
  • Presence of one cage installed by Ports of Galicia in selected ports for the exclusive accumulation of gillnets (polyamide).
  • No closed area is exclusively dedicated to nets.
Management
  • The boats are equipped with big bags (1m3).
  • The collection of WIF is coordinated between the fishermen’s cooperative and the shipowners’ association.
  • The big bags are unloaded using a crane and transported through the port with the assistance of a pallet jack.
  • The fishermen’s cooperative stores the big bags containing WIF within its facilities, while the shipowners’ association unloads them in a designated outdoor area for which they had to obtain permission from the Ribeira fish market.
  • No compactor is available at the port.
  • Characterisation is carried out at the port once a month by members of the Mares Circulares initiative.
  • Collection is carried out periodically every 15 days, except on some occasions when it is done on demand.
  • The company Reciclados Plásticos A Cañiza is responsible for removing the waste to its facilities, where tonnage control is conducted.
  • Amount of waste incidentally fishing: 2.1t (2023) and 1.5t (2022).
Reuse
  • The unloading of nets at the port is carried out manually by the fishermen.
  • Polyamide nets are deposited in designated cages, as they are the only type currently considered to have commercial value.
  • A dedicated collection system for small fragments of nets is not in place.
  • The retrieval of nets, excluding gill nets, is managed by the company Chicolino.
  • An effective net management system has yet to be established in the ports under the administration of Ports of Galicia.
  • No data is available regarding the volume of disused nets.
  • There is no available data concerning the volume of nets that are no longer in use.
Passive fishing for litter

Constraints and bests practices

Constraints
  • The first waste reception plan has not yet been approved.
  • Only two staff members are responsible for carrying out waste reception and handling operations.
  • Budget limitations are a significant constraint.
  • The main challenge is engaging fishermen and ensuring they place passive waste in the designated area.
Bests practices et objectives
  • The MARES CIRCULARES initiative is currently in place in collaboration with Vertidos Cero.
  • The shipowners’ association, the fishermen’s cooperative, and the Vertidos Cero are responsible for communication within the port.
  • Training is planned to be provided to companies on the collection of both their own waste and WIF.
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