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Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region system in the Adriatic Region

Project presentation

Andrej Kržan

The Project is co-founded by the European Union, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)

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Basic informationFull project name: Derelict Fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region

Acronym: DeFishGeary

Frame: IPA Adriatic CBC Programme, L’Aquila, ItalyIPA: Instrument for pre-accession assistanceIPA: Instrument for pre-accession assistance

Knowledge transfer, harmonizationCBC: Cross border cooperation

Regional – Adriatic seaStrategic project

Final outcome: strategic proposal


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In numbers

Start date November 1 2013End date March 31 2016Project length 29 monthsProject budget 5 353 765 €Project budget 5.353.765 €Countries involved 7Partners involved 16Associated partners 6Lead Beneficiary NIC Slovenia


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PartnershipPartnerWP LeaderWP LeaderCoordinator


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Partnership: LB, FB, AP


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Project focusDeFishGear focuses on:

• The problem of polluting the sea withmarine litter and the economic impact oncoastal communities

• The monitoring and reduction of thequantity of microplastics in the marineenvironment and their effects on marineorganisms (fish)organisms (fish)

• Setting up a system for collection andrecycling of derelict fishing gear, includingy g g g , gthe so called ghost nets, and collection offloating litter and litter from the seabottom, caught in the nets while fishing.


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Expected outcomes• Strategy for reducing marine litter pollution in the Adriatic Sea

• First assessment of marine litter pollution in the Adriatic Sea

– Georeferenced datao– Regional database in line with MSDF and INSPIRE– Socio-economic analysis on ML and pilot projects

• Pilot actions (continuation)• Pilot actions (continuation)• Regional network of experts• Three Regional conferences• Common protocols and new knowledge

– Better knowledge on marine litter pollution


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Program

Start-upp

Capacity buildup Here now

Monitoring

Communication

Strategy


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Project organization


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WP1/6

• Unavoidable valley of darkness (that makes all good possible)good possible)– yours truly + team


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WP2/6

• Communicate project content/goals• NetworkingNetworking• Involving stakeholders• Awareness raisingg


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WP2 expected outcomes

• Logo • Webpage www.defishgear.net• Facebook site: defishgear• YouTube channel • YouTube channel • National Info Day• Video guidelines on marine litter assessment and

on fishing for litter• 2 thematic workshops• Seminar on microplastics• Seminar on microplastics• Summer school on marine litter issues• 2 brochures, 2 publications

For more info contact: Marina Fusco (WP2 Leader)[email protected]


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WP3/6

• Building on the shoulders of giants• Stakeholder analysis (by country)• Ensuring continuation after project end

h f l– ownership of results• Strategy handover


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WP4/6

• Monitoring methodologyg gy• Monitoring• Evaluation of socio-economic effects• ICZM aspects• Formulation of strategic proposal


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WP4 expected outcomes• Strengthened involvement and participation of regional

marine litter experts in the development of the assessment methodology and enhanced ownership of the assessment results;

• Increased skills and capacities to perform marine litter monitoring in the different marine environmental compartments;

• Increased knowledge on occurrence, amounts and sources, including g ghotspots, of marine litter in the Adriatic;

• Subregional geo-refernced database;

• Increased knowledge on socio-economic impacts of marine litter in Increased knowledge on socio economic impacts of marine litter in the Adriatic;

• Enhanced capacities to perform litter monitoring at regional level;

I d t f h ti iti ti i litt • Improved management of human activities generating marine litter and strengthened implementation of ICZM, ECAP and MSP, as well as the MSFD (including the recently adopted Regional Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Mediterranean). For more info contact:

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Thomais Vlachogianni (WP4 Leader)[email protected]

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WP5/6

• Methodology• Monitoring (min 2 periods)• Monitoring (min. 2 periods)

– biota analysis– nanoplastics ( < 300 μm)p ( μ )

• Formulation of strategic proposals


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WP5 outcomes & results• Increased skills and capacities to perform microplastics sampling

and analysis;

• Increased knowledge on occurrence amounts sources and Increased knowledge on occurrence, amounts, sources and effects of microplastics in the Adriatic;

• Increased knowledge on occurrence of ultrafine microplastics in the Adriatic (surface water & sediment);the Adriatic (surface water & sediment);

• Training + Video guidelines on microplastics sampling/analysis

• Recommendation on regional approach to monitoring and • Recommendation on regional approach to monitoring and assessment of microplastics in the marine environment;

• Pilot assessments in sea surface and beach sediment in potential l ti d i fi hi accumulation zones and in fishing areas;

• Pilot assessments in guts of commercially available fish species;

Pil t t i i i t For more info contact:


• Pilot assessment on riverine inputs. Andreja Palatinus (WP5 Leader)[email protected]

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WP6/6

• Derelict fishing gear collection– Collection points in ports– Agreements with fishermen awareness raising– Ghost net collection at sea Divers– Recycling (Healthy seas initiative, nylon-6)Recycling (Healthy seas initiative, nylon 6)

• Fishing for litter– Valorization – close the loop

O hi ti ti• Ownership + continuation– Guidelines for ICZM implementation


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WP6 expected outcomesDirect results• reduction of marine litter pollution in the Adriatic coastal

waters • setting out of a system for collection and recycling of

derelict fishing gear• collection of floating litter and litter from the sea

bottom including the so called "ghost nets"bottom, including the so called ghost nets• awareness on significance of the problem within the

fishing sector and amongst citizens and policy-makers• guidelines elaboration for the future ICZM

limplementationIndirect results• reach a restoration of coastal marine environments

improve perception of the marine environment by • improve perception of the marine environment by fishermen

• influence policy-makers on marine litter management

MOC with Healthy seas initiative signed


MOC with Healthy seas initiative signed

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Thank you for your attention


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