Fishing for Litter South West

Fishing for litter is a simple idea. The participating vessels are given large (1m3) hardwearing bags to collect marine litter that collects in their nets as part of their normal fishing activity. Operational or galley waste generated on board, and hence the responsibility of the vessel, continues to go through the habour waste management system. Full bags are deposited on the quayside where the participating habours monitor the waste before moving the bag to a dedicated skip for disposal. The project provides the bags and covers the waste costs and the fishermen and habours volunteer their time. LCF to go towards on site works to help conserve littoral and supralittoral rock and sediment, and marine turtle only.