News

29.03.2021

CLEANATLANTIC acknowledged on a resolution adopted by the EU Parliament

This project contributes to reinforcing the EU initiatives for the protection and improvement of the environmental status of the seas

The European Parliament has recently adopted by a large majority the report of MEP Catherine Chabaud on the impact on fisheries of marine litter.

This report considers the results of a socioeconomic study developed within the framework of CleanAtlantic project. The study analysed the perceptions of Galician fisherman on marine litter and revealed that 80% of those surveyed would be willing to participate in litter fishing programs if mechanisms are established to facilitate such work. The results also concluded that for most of the professionals in the sector, the trawl, longline and gillnet wastes are a difficulty for their activity and highlighted the need to increase awareness, both in the sector itself and in society in general, to avoid the arrival of more litter to the sea.

The CleanAtlantic study was presented in a virtual seminar organised by the Intergroup Searica (Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas) of the European Parliament, where this and other socio-economic studies on the impact of marine litter on the fisheries, tourism and aquaculture sectors in several Atlantic regions were discussed.

CleanAtlantic thus contributes to reinforcing the European Union's ongoing initiatives for the protection and improvement of the environmental status of the seas, as well as for the study of possible synergies with other regions.

CleanAtlantic is financed by Interreg Atlantic Area Programme and aims to improve knowledge about and the capacity to monitor, prevent and reduce marine litter, and to increase awareness of its impact. Coordinated by Centro Tecnológico del Mar (CETMAR) in Vigo, the partnership consists of 19 organisations coming from 5 European countries: Ireland, the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal.

Published on: 2021-03-29


UNESCO highlights ATLAS.WH project as a good practice of cultural management

2020.08.26

The focus goes to the thematic study "World Heritage Site experiences in managing Governance, Population and Tourism issues"

SEAFUEL project arouses interest from new associate partners in Tenerife

2020.07.27

Tenerife aims to be the first Spanish island to host a facility for the generation of sustainable hydrogen for transport

Online meeting of the Interreg Atlantic Area Monitoring Committee

08.07.2020

More than 30 delegates met online to discuss the programme state of play

EMPORIA4KT project launches a Call for Blue Economy

20.07.2020

Researchers are invited to submit Early Stage Technologies related to Blue Economy

ATLANTIC-GEOPARKS webinar on ā€œTransnational Cooperation of the Atlantic Geoparks for Sustainable Developmentā€

15-17.07.2020

This webinar counts already with 307 registrations from 38 countries

Blue-GIFT call 2 recommends support to five ocean energy technologies

06.07.2020

These companies will be enabled to access test sites for validation of their technologies in real sea environments

INTEGRATE project virtual final event

18.06.2020

The results of the pilot actions developed and the future perspectives of IMTA in the Atlantic Area will be discussed among the end-users and the general public

ALICE partners develop three strategies based on nature to prevent natural disasters in Cantabria

09.06.2020

How do Blue and Green Infrastructure Networks can prevent natural disasters while assuring the provision of ecosystem services?

ADSA has been selected to the next round of the Interreg30 Project Slam

20.05.2020, Europe

This project on Atlantic Digital Startups was selected among 150 project stories

Three Atlantic Area projects applied for Regiostars 2020

19.05.2020, Europe

This prestigious award, given by the European Commission, aims at featuring the best EU-funded cooperation projets