Acronym NA
Category
Fisheries
Title Development of biodegradable materials to reduce the effect of ghost fishing in the Norwegian deep-sea gillnet fisheries Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Eduardo Grimaldo Coordinator email eduardo.grimaldo@sintef.no
Coordinator institution
SINTEF-SFH - SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA - East Sea Fisheries Research Institute (Korea) ,
NA - Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries (Norway) ,
NA - Samsung Fine Chemicals Co Ltd (Korea) ,
UiT - The Arctic University of Norway (Norway) ,
Start year 2016 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 706,105 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/255568?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=90&TemaEmne.2=Fiskeri Summary Lost, abandoned, and/or discarded fishing gear (LADFG) is an internationally recognized problem that causes unwanted ghost fishing; pollution of the marine foodweb with plastics; alterations to the benthic environment; and a variety of costs related to clean-up operations and impacts on business activities. To date, Norway is the only country in the world that has a program for the systematic annual retrieving of LADFG from the most intensively fished areas. Since this program started the total number of retrieved gillnets has reached 18,300 nets (approx. 494 km). The retrieving operations are however highly demanding because of operation depth (500-1000m), strong currents in the areas, and the uncertainties associated with the accuracy of the lost gear's position.
In the last decade, a large number of R&D projects with biodegradable EnPol gillnets (gillnets that can be completely disintegrated in water and carbon dioxide by the action of naturally occurring micro-organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae (International Standard Organization ASTM D 6002 3.1.1 Biodegradable material)) to reduce the impact of ghost fishing have been carried out by Samsung Fine Chemicals and research institutions in Korea. These gears have been tested in 13 different fisheries, and include gillnetting and potting for round, flatfish, shrimps, octopus and crabs, eels. The results of these experiments have shown that the fishing efficiency of these gears is similar to those made of synthetic fibres (nylon, polyethylene and polypropylene).
This project brings together Korean and Norwegian institutions to develop biodegradable gillnets for the most important deep-water gillnet fisheries in Norway. The main objective is to develop bio-degradable gillnets as a responsible fisheries management measure for reducing ghost fishing and pollution of plastics in the environment.
Keywords
Gillnets;
Fishing technology;
Gear technology;
Marine Region
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