Sailing towards a 'Guardians of the Sea‘ horizon:
CETMAR actions in marine litter with the fishing
industry.
International Conference on Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in European Seas Berlin, Germany. 10-12 April, 2013.
Xoán Lueiro
Berlin. 11 April 2013 www.cetmar.org
> CETMAR: Public foundation born in 2001,
promoted by the Government of Galicia
(Departmenfs for Fisheries and Dep. for R+D)
and by the Spanish Ministry for Science and
innovation. Based in Vigo - GALICIA.
GALICIA
CETMAR PROJECTS FOCUSED ON MARINE LITTER
OMAR (Environ. Observatory in port activities)
3R-FISH (Integ. Management of “fishing waste”)
NPB (Nothing over board: cleaning the seabed)
PESCAL (Sustainable fisheries in clean grounds)
The involvement and pro-active participation of
all key fishing-related stakeholders are always
essential for the success of these projects
Aim: to analyse waste production and
management in the maritime ports closely
related with fishing industries.
Environmental Observatory on solid
waste from fishing and port activities
2007 + Funding MARM +Galician coast+ particp.
Actions-results:
>Diagnose of waste generation and disposal in
all Galician coast´s ports.
>Data Base accessible to stakeholders.
>Edition of tec. reports and public dissemination.
>International Seminar.
> “At pier” educational “interventions”.
Integral Management Model for
recovering and recycling of nets,
lights +batteries, and EPS.
2009-2011 + Funding LIFE+ + Galicia & Portugal +
Partners
> Objective → to improve the quality of marine
waters through the correct use-handling,
management and recycling of 3 principal types
of waste generated by the fishing industry: nets
+ EPS boxes + batteries and lights -long line-
… by establishing an innovative system for
management and recovery/recycling of those 3
wastes, technical and economically sustainable
Project actions:
>Sector diagnose: amount of “3 wastes”
produced by the f-fleet and by f-ports.
>Pilot experiences in management (Technical
evaluations of recycling processes)
> Stydy of the viability in order to establish-
transfer thoses P.exp to other ports.
Global data of waste collected-recyced
> P.Exp Nets: ≈ 748 ton
> P.exp of EPS:174 ton
> P.exp. BATTERIES: 33,5 ton
2009-2010 + Funding MARM + in+ofs w+ Partners
Fishing for litter actions
-Fleet involved: ≈ 152 vessels
(small scale fisheries ships +
offshore trawlers),
- ≈ 600 fishermen
-Ports:11 ports
General aim → 1st approach to evaluate the
extent of the problem on off shore and inshore
waters
Specific goals :
>Environmental diagnose
>Design of a management protocol
>Rising awareness and strength habits and
participation aptitudes
All
ports Weigh (Kg)
Litter type
Fishing gears
(nets, ropes, wires, floats, etc.) Plastic Metal Textile
Rubber
Wood-timber
Other
gillnets trawlin
g
Tramps-
pots
Total ≈ 34 ton 7.399 3620 4201 3720 4087 1814 1223 925 6890
Apro. Percentage %
20 12 14
11 % 12 % 5 % 4 % 3 % 20 % 45% Tipos de residuos recogidos - NPB 2010
Aparejos-pesca
(redes arrastre)
12%
Aparejos-pesca
(Nasas)
14%
Plásticos
9%
Metal
10%
Textiles
5%
Goma-caucho
4%
Otros
24%
Madera
2%
Aparejos-pesca
(redes enmalle)
20%
3 Actions being implemented:
- Marine litter collection “NPB” by the fishermen
-Ghost fishing trials
- Specific campaigns directed to
remove/collect litter in particular coastal areas
using fishing ships
Sustainable fisheries on
clean grounds (ongoing)
2012-2014 + Funding MARM + Spain + Partners
>Involvement of fishermen is essential
>Adequate modus operandi
>Feasible transfer-implementation of 3R-Fish
scheme to other port/port network
>Need for a wide European “FfL” scheme in
support of collecting and monitoring to MSFD
requirements
Some lessons gained from the projects
>”To prepare” the industry in the view of the new
envir. political scenarios (IMP-MSFD, CFP)
> Need for a further development of initiatives
like these, by extending the tasks to those of
“Guardian of the sea”.
> Fishing vessels suitable as "platforms” to
support marine research: logistic support,
monitoring, use of empiric-knowledge…
Thank you for listening
Berlin. 11 April, 2013