GGGI's New Best Practice Framework for the Management of Aquaculture Gear (A-BPF)
The Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) released the Best Practice Framework for the Management of Aquaculture Gear (A-BPF). This documents provides guidelines to aquaculture stakeholders on how to properly prevent, remove and alleviate the abandonment/lost effects of gear in their work.
GGGI launched in 2015 and was hosted by the Ocean Conservancy since 2019. GGGI is the only cross-sectoral alliance that addresses the problem of abandoned fishing gear worldwide.
Ingrid Giskes, GGGI Director at Ocean Conservancy said that as aquaculture continues to grow...
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