MEDITERRANEAN GHOST FAD NETWORK AND FLOTILLA
Ghost fishing gear is a danger to marine wildlife as well as navigators. MED GHOST FADS aims to create a Mediterranean basin-wide network to involve all stakeholders in the risk management of ghost fishing. Collaboration is essential to address this urgent issue.
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STAKEHOLDER CATEGORIES
WHO CAN JOIN?
Yachting Industry
Sailors and Sailing Associations
Inter-Governmental Agencies
Diving Centres
NGOs
Marine Wildlife Rescue Centres
Fishers and Fishing Associations
Waste Disposal Companies
Government Agencies
Port Authortities
Patrol Boats
Research Institutes
Sports fishers
PROJECT FRAMEWORK
The framework for MED GHOST FADs is the UN Environment Programme Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP MAP), the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the FAO General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean, the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the Bonn Convention for Migratory Species (CMS) and the US Marine Turtle Conservation Act, as well as the Global Ghost Gear Initiative and their Best Practice Framework.