ON SOCIETY
- Selective collection and management of 1 t of marine litter from gears.
- Integrated training activities at 3 marine colleges (new professional skills).
- 1 programme established to facilitate the collection and management of marine litter generated by fishing and aquaculture.
ON THE ECONOMY
- Creation of 2 new green jobs.
- Increased technological innovation to incorporate secondary raw materials in gear-making.
- Improved cost-effective solutions or products out of marine litter by rope manufacturers and providers exportable to the European market and aquaculture sector.
- Boosting the circular economy as new business models by generating new technology and production processes by plastic recycling companies (net and rope manufacturers and providers) to answer the marine litter challenge locally.
ON THE ENVIRONMENT
- 20-40% reduction on the marine litter production from sea-based sources at the SE Bay of Biscay.
- At least, a 5% reduction on environmental impacts associated to gear making.
- Increased recycling rates of plastic on gear making.