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Title
Hands-on Manual to prevent and reduce abandoned fishing gear at sea
Title (original)
Hands-on Manual to prevent and reduce abandoned fishing gear at sea
Description
This manual is an operational guide targeting institutions, public and private bodies, sector operators and environmental associations, all contributing in various ways to marine ecosystem protection particularly through the adoption of appropriate measures for the management of fishing gears and aquaculture equipment abandoned at sea. Protocols and guidelines drawn up within the scope of the LIFE-GHOST project are the main contents of this manual. They have been designed in the conviction that their replicability will positively contribute to extending locally obtained benefits to other similar environmental contexts. Significantly, suggested methods are particularly suitable for use in shallow coastal areas of particular biological importance, owing to the (occasional) presence of seabeds characterised by rocky formations and high biodiversity. The abandoned fishing gear considered in this manual is mostly of small size, as fishing activities in these areas are mostly classified as small-scale coastal fishing.
Authors
Da Ros L., Delaney E., Fiorin R., Lucaroni G., Moschino V., Nesto N., Picone M., Riccato F., Tonin S., Zambetti V
Publication year
2016
Resource type
Protocols / guidelines
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Waste prevention & management from fishing, aquaculture and ports
Impacts, reduction & retrieval of ALDFG
Mapping of marine litter
Circular economy & recycling
Socioeconomic analysis & impact
Number of links to resource
2

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