Best Practices to reduce marine litter from net cuttings waste.

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2020Author
Metcalfe, Ryan
Bentley, Arabelle
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41pp.
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The primary source of net cuttings in the North Sea is from trawl nets
that are being repaired on board fishing vessels at sea and on the
quayside in port. Sections of net that have been damaged through
regular wear and tear or by accident are cut from the net and
discarded, through lack of awareness, habit or carelessness. If they are
not removed quickly from the deck of the vessel they can be washed
overboard by storms, high winds, waves or rainwater, or swept
overboard (by design or accident) when the deck is cleaned. If they are
not removed from docks and quaysides they can be carried to the sea
by wind or runoff water (storm drains or directly over the edge), or
swept into the sea during clean-up activities.
Net cuttings can also fall onto the fishing nets on board and be
trapped there, dropping into the sea when the net is rolled up on the
boat or rolled out during regular fishing activities. They can also fall
into the water when nets are transferred from the quay .....
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https://www.kimointernational.org/Publisher
KIMO International for Swedish Agency for Marine and Water ManagementShetland, UK
Document Language
enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.1Essential Ocean Variables (EOV)
Marine debrisSpatial Coverage
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Metcalfe, R. and Bentley, A. (2020) Best Practices to reduce marine litter from net cuttings waste. Shetland, UK, KIMO International for Swedish Agency for Marine and W ater Management, 41pp. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1652Collections