Tackling Marine Litter – Fishing and Aquaculture Gear

Fishing and aquaculture gear is a global problem when abandoned, lost, or discarded. As marine litter it is harming ecosystems and threatening the marine environment.

Simply put, marine litter represents a failure in product and waste management.

It’s why we’re working with governments and industry to understand the problem and identify innovative solutions to manage waste gear responsibly.

Resource Futures’ three-step approach:

1. Understand the challenge: Quantification
2. Use data to design effective policy solutions
3. Assess solutions and analyse cost/benefit

Interested in our approach?

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