Waste and Waste Plan in the Sea of fishing, aquaculture and leisure waste in the Mediterranean
This project’s strategic objective is to innovate the governance and integrated management of waste and refuse from fishing, aquaculture and pleasure boats in commercial ports. It will adopt a partner shared fishing/aquaculture/recreational waste and refuse plan. The following outcomes are expected: - improved environmental, logistic and hygienic-sanitary conditions, through the rationalisation of spaces and services necessary for a rapid identification, classification and mobilisation of fishing waste; - development of the circular economy linked to the complete recovery of typical fishery and aquaculture waste products, in order to reintegrate them into the production cycle. The waste plan will implement the following actions: - port operator survey to monitor and classify the type and quantity of waste produced by the economic activities in question and analyse currently used treatment procedures; - 4 pilot projects to assess the best ways to manage and reuse the different types of waste produced or collected by fishermen and fish farmers; - drafting and adopting a protocol a protocol of good practices for the integrated management of urban and special waste involving operators, local authorities, port authorities and managers. Port area managers will benefit from the revision of port fishing waste management and consequent improved logistic, environmental and sanitary conditions of those areas; fishing and aquaculture operators will benefit from the development of innovative supply chains. The cross-border approach is important because it will create a shared network of good practices and new production processes for diversified fishing and aquaculture activities.