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EcoeFISHent at 24th Congress AIM – Italian Macromolecules Association National in Trento (Italy)

EcoeFISHent partner Proplast attended 24th Congress AIM – Italian Macromolecules Association National in Trento (Italy) from 4th to 7th September. PhD Marta Zaccone and PhD Marco Monti presented EcoeFISHent project to the audience with a poster: “Valorization of waste and by-products of the fishing industrial value chain in Liguria region: the EcoeFISHent project.”
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BLUE PANDA WEEK – Round table on “Salvamare” law with EcoeFISHent partners

On July 11th WWF Italia organized an institutional round table in Camogli (Ligurian region) at the end of Blue Panda Week to discuss the “Salvamare” Law, recently approved in Liguria for the recovery the accidentally fishing of waste.
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BLUE PANDA WEEK – Portofino PMA, in cooperation with EcoeFISHent

From July 8th to 11th the BLUE PANDA WEEK will be held in Camogli – Portofino Protected Marine Area, Ligurian region (Italy): an important initiative organized by WWF Italy satisfying one of the main objectives of the EcoeFISHent project: raising local community awareness on marine litter and promote ghost gear recovery campaigns.

EcoeFISHent included in Generale Conserve sustainability report 2021

EcoeFISHent partner Generale Conserve spa, released the sustainability report 2021 which includes a specific section dedicated to the project.
EcoeFISHent General Assembly Vigo

EcoeFISHent General Assembly, 31 May-1 June

On the last May 31st and June 1st EcoeFISHent partners met for the six-monthly General Assembly hosted by ANFACO-Cecopesca and SYSPRO in Vigo (Spain).
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EcoeFISHent presented at GD3.2 LOOP-Cluster workshop

EcoeFISHent was presented last May 24th in Genoa during GD3.2 LOOP-Cluster workshop on how to build a low-carbon, climate-resilient future for cities and regions.
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WWF organized a workshop to raise awareness on Ghost Gears

On last May 16th WWF Italia organized a 2-day workshop in the Portofino protected marine area to raise awareness on Ghost Gears with local stakeholders, fishermen and scuba divers in cooperation with another EcoeFISHent partner, Arpal.

EcoeFISHent
on Italian TV!

On last March 21st, a troupe from Italian regional TV news Rai TgR Liguria was at ARPAL (Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of the Liguria Region) facilities, reporting from their labs.

EcoeFISHent kick-off meeting officially started the project

On November 25th and 26th 2021 the project Kick-Off Meeting officially started EcoeFISHent. The event was held in Genoa at the premises of the University of Genoa and in the old church of San Salvatore.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101036428 “EcoeFISHent”

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