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End-of-life fishing and aquaculture gear: An assessment of the potential recycling capacity in Scotland
An assessment of the current and potential future recycling capacity in Scotland, able to deal with the known and likely volumes of end-of-life gear produced annually from the fishing and aquaculture sectors.
Plastic fishing and aquaculture gear waste: Understanding the reprocessing capacity for arisings from Scotland
Document prepared for
Marine Directorate, Scottish Government
Document prepared by
Brendan Cooper
Consultant
Contributing authors
Holly Owens
Ula Fydrych
Document checked by
Susan Evans
Policy Lead
Version control
File name: EOL fishing and aquaculture gear report
Version: v3
Status: Final
Date: 03 October 2025
RF contract no. 6231
Contact
Email: anne.saunders@gov.scot