Clean Nordic Oceans

A Nordic network to exchange knowledge and experience about methods and measures to reduce the effects of ghost fishing, littering of the oceans and to increase recycling from commercial and recreational fishing.

Marine Litter

Marine litter is a high priority, both nationally and internationally for the Nordic countries. One of many different sources of marine litter is the loss of fishing gear and components from lost gear. All the Nordic countries have varying amounts of commercial and recreational fisheries and the CNO project is focusing on lost fishing gear.

Ghost Fishing

Fishing activities anywhere in the world leads to the loss of fishing gear with the subsequent danger of ghost fishing. The effects of ghost fishing varies with the type of fishing gear. Ghost fishing is a hidden exploitation of marine resources that leads to unwanted mortality of marine life. Fishing gear is often made of plastic with long durability and some gear may keep on fishing for decades.

Recycling

Recycling is a process to convert waste materials into new materials and is a key component of modern waste reduction. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce consumption of fresh raw materials. Currently, methods for handling and recycling fishing gear are being developed.

LATEST NEWS

07.11.2018

CNO launching of brand new information videos on how to reduce loss of fishing gear and ghost fishing

Clean Nordic Oceans has identified lost fishing gear from recreational fishermen as a challenging area in almost all the Nordic countries. To face this challenge, CNO has made information videos to tell about ghost fishing, and how to prevent it form happening.

31.10.2018

Clean Nordic Oceans with a successful workshop at Runde

Participants from 10 countries took part in Clean Nordic Oceans second workshop at Beautiful Runde environmental center in Norway. Mapping and retrieval of lost fishing gear, handling and reception in harbors and challenges connected to commercial and recreational fishery was among the topics discussed at the workshop.

17.10.2018

The annual Norwegian retrieval survey is finished

About 800 gillnets, king crab pots and large amounts of rope and wires are among the gear recovered during the Directorate of Fisheries retrieval survey, which ended 24. September.

Upcoming EVENTS

19.11

Arrecife, Lanzarote, Spain

MICRO2018 Fate and Impact of Microplastics: Knowledge, Actions and Solutions (19-23. November 2018)

While the impacts of microplastics in marine ecosystems have been reported in the literature since the 1970s, many questions remain open. MICRO 2018 provides an opportunity to share available knowledge, fill in gaps, identify new questions and research needs, and develop commitments to operationalise solutions; MICRO 2018 will be a chance to reconvene, share what we have learned, and generate momentum for the work that remains to be done.

21.01

TROMSØ, NORWAY

ARCTIC FRONTIERS - (21-24. January 2019)

Arctic Frontiers provides a forum for dialogue and communication between science, government and industry in the Arctic. The conference has a pan arctic perspective and builds new partnerships across nations, generations and ethnic groups.