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End-of-Life Fishing Gear Management (2023-2024)
Since 2020 and with funding support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Ghost Gear Fund, the FGCAC has been collaborating with…
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Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation End-of-life Fishing Gear Disposal Education and Gear Testing (2023-2024)
The FGCAC and Merinov have partnered to provide the Listuguj First Nation Community with comprehensive waste management solutions. We offer…
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Nova Scotia Marine Debris Clean-Up Program Support (2023-2024)
Goal: to support the efforts of the Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture’s Marine Debris Clean-up Program. This project…
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End-of-Life Fishing Gear Management (2020-2023)
The Fishing Gear Coalition of Atlantic Canada (FGCAC) embarked on a comprehensive initiative aimed at the removal and recycling of…
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Marine Plastics Waste Management (2022-2023)
With funding and support from Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO) Regional Office of Environmental Coordination (ROEC), the FGCAC conducted a…
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Comprehensive Report: The State of Abandoned, Lost, and Discarded Fishing Gear in the Canadian Maritimes (2020)
This report details the national and regional efforts surrounding abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), often referred to as…
Revitalizing the ocean: Turning end-of-life gear into environmental solutions
Our collaborative approach to problem solving is proven successful again and again. By including all relevant stakeholders, including the fishing and aquaculture industries, we’re able to conceive of and execute solutions that consider the health and well-being of our economy, our ocean ecosystem, and our communities. These current and past projects are exciting demonstrations of our approach in action.