MARINE LITTER
Germany joins initiative to collect old fishing tackle / Berlin pledges EUR 100,000 annually
 German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke expressed support for the initiative (Photo: BMUV) |
Europe’s richest country has committed a tenth of a million euros a year to help rid the oceans of leftover angling equipment, according to the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (www.ghostgear.org), which is named for such equipment.
The group, part of the US-based Ocean Conservancy (Washington, DC, https://oceanconservancy.org), said Germany is the 23rd country to join the initiative, which includes the US, Canada, the UK, and fellow EU nations Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden.
“Ghost gear and other legacies from the fishing industry now account for as much as 50% of marine plastic litter,” German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said. “We must and we want to counteract this trend.”
The group, part of the US-based Ocean Conservancy (Washington, DC, https://oceanconservancy.org), said Germany is the 23rd country to join the initiative, which includes the US, Canada, the UK, and fellow EU nations Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden.
“Ghost gear and other legacies from the fishing industry now account for as much as 50% of marine plastic litter,” German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said. “We must and we want to counteract this trend.”
14.12.2023 Plasteurope.com [254113-0]
Published on 14.12.2023
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