Fishing nets on the coastline of the Arctic and North-East Atlantic: a source analysis : findings and recommendations based on an in-depth analysis of the sources, origin, and pathways of fishing nets collected on beaches in Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, the Netherlands, Norway, and Scotland

This report presents the findings and recommendations of the first comparative study into the sources, origin and pathways by which fishing nets end up on beaches spread over the Arctic and North-East Atlantic region: Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, the Netherlands, Norway, and Scotland. Th...

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Main Author: Strietman, W.J.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Wageningen Economic Research 2021
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Online Access:https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/fishing-nets-on-the-coastline-of-the-arctic-and-north-east-atlant
https://doi.org/10.18174/541335
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Summary:This report presents the findings and recommendations of the first comparative study into the sources, origin and pathways by which fishing nets end up on beaches spread over the Arctic and North-East Atlantic region: Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, the Netherlands, Norway, and Scotland. The conclusion of this report is that improved waste management of net cuttings on board bottom trawling vessels and in ports is the most effective mitigation measure to prevent most fishing net litter on beaches. Dit rapport beschrijft de resultaten van het eerste vergelijkende onderzoek naar de bronnen en herkomst van visnetten die verzameld zijn op stranden, verspreid gelegen over het Arctische en Noordoostelijke gedeelte van de Atlantische Oceaan: Groenland, IJsland, Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen, Noorwegen, Nederland en Schotland, evenals de oorzaken van het in zee terechtkomen van die visnetten. De belangrijkste conclusie van dit rapport is dat een beter afvalbeheer van afgesneden netdelen aan boord van bodemtrawlschepen en in havens de meest effectieve maatregel is om het aanspoelen van visnetten op stranden te voorkomen.