Browsing FAO Community Practices by Subject "Human activity"

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    • Legal aspects of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear. 

      Hodgson, Stephen (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Maritime Organization, Rome, Italy, 2022)
      The growing quantity of plastic waste in the marine environment, including abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), is a global problem. A particular feature of ALDFG is the potential for some gears ...

    • Report on good practices to prevent and reduce marine plastic litter from fishing activities. 

      Giskes, Ingrid; Baziuk, Joel; Pragnell-Raasch, Hannah; Perez Roda, Amparo (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & International Maritime Organization, Rome, Italy & London, UK, 2022)
      This report provides an overview of the status of fishing-related marine plastic litter, focusing specifically on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG or “ghost gear”) and evaluating its impact and ...