The aim of the call for applications is to support specific measures that stop the identified plastic leakages so that they do not end up in the sea. The measures may target sources both in Norway and in other countries if the plastic waste ends up along the Norwegian coastline.
Monitoring data from the Cleanup Norway in Time programmedocuments that plastic waste from sea-based industries such as fisheries, aquaculture and the maritime sector, as well as consumer-related plastic products and packaging, are the dominant types of plastic litter in Norway, by weight and quantity.
Plastic waste from sea-based industries such as fisheries, aquaculture and the maritime sector dominates the identifiable plastic waste and is given particular priority in this call for applications, and together received funding for the following projects:
- Fisheries: 4 projects, total NOK 6.5 million
- Aquaculture: 2 projects, a total of NOK 3.5 million
See all the projects that received funding!
CLEAN OCEANS
The project will reduce plastic leakage from fisheries by developing more durable and recyclable bottom trawls, while also ensuring responsible use through training and improved routines for the handling and disposal of fishing gear.
Standards Norway
The project will provide insight into how different countries use the ISO 5020 Waste management on fishing vessels standard and what experience fishing vessels have with its implementation. The aim is to learn from one another, identify challenges and find effective solutions that can strengthen the use of the standard.
SALT LOFOTEN AS
The project will develop and pilot standardised reception solutions for receiving sorted household-like waste and hazardous waste in port, including plastic packaging and products.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
The project will identify leakage points for offcuts from fish net mending on fishing vessels and develop concrete, sustainable solutions to prevent the problem of offcuts entering the sea throughout the fish net value chain, from mending to waste management on board and in port.
ANTISINK AS
The project will develop a solution to replace the use of expanded polystyrene in feed barges in the aquaculture industry through the development and use of a communication module and a proprietary anti-sinking product.
BLAAKER AS
The project will test and document a biodegradable growth substrate that replaces plastic in seaweed cultivation.
