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The project is co-funded by the European Union, Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
DeFishGear
Press Kit
“The Adriatic coast and sea – litter free!”
DeFishGear-challanging voyage of seeing the same
Sea from different corners.
Andrej Kržan,
Project coordinator
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
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Building Blocks of the DeFishGear Project:
Project title:
Derelict Fishing Gear Management System in the Adriatic Region
project website:
https://www.defishgear.net
facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/defishgear
You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_9waB-
DfrK0vz2ZkNdXrpA/feed
Lead partner organisation:
National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana,
Slovenia
Project coordinator:
Andrej Kržan
andrej.krzan@ki.si
Project manager:
Nataša Juvančič
Natasa.Juvancic@ki.si
Key facts about the project:
Project theme: Improving marine, coastal and delta rivers environment by joint management in the Adriatic region.
Project duration: 1/11/2013 - 31/3/2016
Countries involved: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia
Number of project partners: 16
Project budget: 5,353,765 €
Funding instrument: IPA Adriatic Cross-border Cooperation Programme
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
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DeFishGear in General
Bits of facts about marine litter
What is marine
litter?
Marine litter is any manufactured or processed
solid material discarded in the marine and coastal
environment.
Marine litter poses a major threat to marine
ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea due to its
environmental, economic, safety, health and
cultural impacts.
Effects of
Marine litter
It has a negative impact on vital economical
sectors such as fisheries, aquaculture, navigation,
energy and tourism.
Knowledge vacuum about marine litter trends
makes marine litter even more pervasive and
persistent threat, which strives for effective and
sustainable solutions.
© Jasna Šiljid
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
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Project Overarching Goal
The DeFishGear project aims to facilitate the efforts of policy makers and stakeholders in effectively
dealing with the issue of marine litter in the Adriatic Macro Region, towards litter free coast and sea.
Main Expected Results
Improved knowledge based on the occurrence, amounts, sources and impacts (including
socio-economic impacts) of all types of marine litter including micro-plastics in the Adriatic;
Harmonized marine litter monitoring activities in the Adriatic and enhanced collaboration as a
building block for future actions;
A strengthened and reinforced science-policy interface to support the integration of sound
science into policy and decision making in effectively tackling marine litter;
Joint, coordinated and/or complementary schemes to manage human activities generating
litter in the Adriatic Sea and strengthened implementation of relevant policy frameworks
(MSFD, ICZM, ECAP, MSP, etc.) at the regional level.
Project Dissemination
Project dissemination will strongly rely on awareness raising and educational activities, which among
other will include the clean-up campaigns, workshops, seminars, conferences, and summer school for
the University students and schoolchildren. The aim of these activities is to deepen public
understanding on the issue of marine litter and catalyze change in their perceptions and attitudes
towards waste.
Target groups:
Policy makers, Fishermen,
Research Institutions, Recycling industry,
NGOs Local Community
Stakeholders:
Fishermen, Industries: aquaculture, tourism, and transportation,
recycling industry; Authorities: local, regional, national and supra-
national; Research community, fishermen, and general public.
Through the implementation of the DeFishGear Project, marine litter in the Adriatic coastal waters will be reduced by involving fishermen as one
of the key factors for marine litter cause and solution.
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
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Marine Litter Threat
Marine litter is one of the major threats to marine ecosystems in the
Mediterranean sea with environmental, economic, safety and health as well as cultural impacts;
Marine litter related data are sporadic and limited in terms of time and space when it comes to individual countries;
Enforcement of relevant policies is weak mostly because of low awareness of the problem and poor coordination between different national and local administrations dealing with solid waste issues;
Only few countries have policies related specifically to marine litter!
Derelict Fishing Gear Threat Lost fishing gear may continue to fish for years (estimated time for plastic fishing net
breakdown is cca. 600 years), a process referred to as »ghost« fishing;
Microplastics Threat The Adriatic Sea is a semi-enclosed basin with slow currents and long water retention
time, which makes it very vulnerable to persistent pollution related to marine litter, most of which is composed of plastic materials.
Microplastic (plastic particles in size < 5 mm) and Nanoplastic (< 0,3mm) can damage fish’s digestion tract and enhance bioaccumulation of pollutants (organic and inorganic) adsorbed to the particles, and consequently affect human health when edible species are contaminated.
Marine Litter Threat Marine litter is one of the major threats to marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean
sea with environmental, economic, safety and health as well as cultural impacts;
Marine litter related data are sporadic and limited in terms of time and space when it comes to individual countries;
Enforcement of relevant policies is weak mostly because of low awareness of the problem and poor coordination between different national and local administrations dealing with solid waste issues;
Only few countries have policies related specifically to marine litter!
What DeFishGear project tackles is:
Marine litter
Microplastics
Derelict fishing gear
© R. Dragaševid
© Thomais Vlachogianni
© Thomais Vlachogianni
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
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Actions to tackle Marine Litter
Defining of a joint monitoring and assessment approach for marine litter, through participatory process;
Carrying out surveys on beaches, the water surface and the seafloor to enhance knowledge on amounts, composition and potential impacts of marine litter;
Establishing a network of experts on marine litter;
Building capacities to monitor marine litter in a harmonized way through reinforced exchange of experiences, techniques, and know-how;
Analyzing the implications of marine litter on peole, their property and livelihoods;
Setting up a database to make marine litter data accessible to all stakeholders;
Developing reccomandations and policy options based on the project findings and accumulated knowledge to meet regional and national objectives regarding marine litter (MSFD, RAP ML, EcAp, etc.)
Actions to tackle Marine Litter/Microplastics/Derelict Fishing Gear
Flagship objective of the project activities:
Fine-tuned niche of targeted actions to tackle marine litter/microplastics/derelict fishing gear
developed and navigated by the eminent experts involved in the DeFishGear project are all streaming
to one unique target, i.e. achievement of the Good Environmental Status of the Adriatic Sea and its
coastline.
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
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Actions to tackle Microplastics
Development of the harmonized methodology for monitoring and assessment of microplastics;
Provision of the necessary equipment and skills for monitoring to all colaborating partners;
Carrying out research activities to improve the understanding of the quantities, types and sources of microplastics in the Adriatic Sea, as well as their presence in marine biota;
Undertaking studies to enhance knowledge on persistant organic polutants adsorbed on microplastics;
Actions to tackle Derelict Fishing gear
„Fishing for litter“ initiatives undertaken by fishermen while performing their daily fishing activities, not only leading to removal of marine litter, but also raising awareness on the issue within the fishing sector and wider public;
Targeted recovery of „Ghost nets“ from the sea with the direct involvment of fisherman and divers;
Establishing derelict fishing gear management schemes to collect and recycle lost or abandoned fishing nets and other gear;
Awareness raising activities for the fisherman;
© Ante Žuljevid
© IWRS Slovenia
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
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Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
Joint commitment in bridging the gap of reliable scientific marine litter data
The DeFishGear project directly addresses the need for accurate, coherent and comparable scientific
data on marine litter in the Adriatic region by taking up the joint action on regional level which goes
beyond the borders of this particular issue.
Thus, DeFishGear project encompasses the broader picture, taking into account emerging
microplastics pollution (threat to marine environment caused by plastic particles with a diameter
smaller than 5 mm), and impact of the derelict fishing gear (lost and abandoned fishing nets), which
continue to catch marine organisms, and impose severe threat to the marine species and habitats.
Joint commitment in combating all the aforesaid ubiquitous environmental issues, enhanced with
the sound scientific knowledge and harmonized monitoring, which goes hand in hand with the
coordinated and multi-sectorial targeted actions of policy makers is the key path to the sustainable
management and protection of both coastal and marine environment.
© IOF Croatia
The project is co-funded by the European Union,
Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance
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Derelict Fishing Gear management system in the Adriatic Region
www.defishgear.net
List of Project Partners and Contact Points
Country Partner Partner's
Communications Focal Point
E-mail Website
Albania
Agricultural University of Tirana, Laboratory of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Jerina Kolitari j.kolitari@gmail.com http://www.ubt.edu
.al/en
Regional Council of Lezha Arviola Begaj arviolabegaj@gmail.com
B&H Hydro-Engineering Institute of the Faculty of Civil Engineering
Nermina Tipura Dervišid
nermina.tipura-dervisic@heis.com.ba
http://www.heis.com.ba/
Croatia
Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries
Pero Tutman tutman@izor.hr http://www.izor.hr/
web/guest/home
Public Institution RERA SD for coordination and development of Split Dalmatia County (RERA)
Gorana Baničevid gorana.banicevic@rera.hr http://rera.hr/
Greece
Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development
Thomie Vlachogianni vlachogianni@mio-
ecsde.org http://www.mio-
ecsde.org/
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Institute of Oceanography
Nadia Papadopoulou nadiapap@hcmr.gr http://www.hcmr.gr
/en/
Italy
Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research
Tomaso Fortibuoni tomaso.fortibuoni@ispra
mbiente.it http://www.ispram
biente.gov.it/en
Ca' Foscari University of Venice - Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage
Giulio Pojana jp@unive.it http://www.unive.it/nqcontent.cfm?a_i
d=10497
Mediterranean Consortium
Flavia Binda binda@mediterraneo.coo
p http://www.mediter
raneo.coop/
Regional Agency for Environmental Protection in the Emilia-Romagna Region
Stefano Serra sserra@arpa.emr.it http://www.arpa.e
mr.it/index.asp?idlivello=90
Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC)
Giovanni Coppini giovanni.coppini@cmcc.it http://www.cmcc.it/
Montenegro University of Montenegro, Institute of marine biology
Branka Pestorid branka06@gmail.com http://www.ibmk.or
g/
Slovenia
University of Nova Gorica, The Laboratory for Environmental Research
Mladen Franko mladen.franko@ung.si http://www.ung.si/
en/
National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Laboratory for polymer chemistry and technology
Mojca Trkaj Mojca.Trkaj@ki.si http://www.ki.si/
Institute for water of the Republic of Slovenia
Uroš Robič uros.robic@izvrs.si http://www.izvrs.si/
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