Periodic Reporting for period 1 - SEARCULAR (Circular solutions for fishing gears)

SEARCULAR is a research and innovation project, working to reduce marine litter and microplastic generated by fishing gear. It is estimated that 5.7% of all fishing nets, 8.6% of all traps, 29% of all lines, and 40% of deployed Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) are lost around...