Fishing for Litter - International Programme

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Enriched Foundation · Found: 2026-03-11 12:21

Global fishing-for-litter initiative started by KIMO in 2004. Simple project equipping fishermen to collect and properly dispose of marine litter caught during fishing operations. Active across multiple North Sea and Baltic ports.

Source: https://fishingforlitter.org/

Funding Details

Contact: KIMO International, Stigsborg Brygge 105, 9400 Nørresundby, Denmark. Tel: +45 23359457. Email: info@kimointernational.org
Last Checked: 2026-04-20 10:35

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Eligibility: Open to fishing ports and fishing vessels across European member countries
Eligibility: Organisations or municipalities should be based in or operating in an OSPAR member country to align with the regional action plan

Project Scope

Scope: Participation involves equipping fishing vessels with collection bags for marine litter caught during normal fishing operations
Scope: Ports must provide appropriate onshore waste reception facilities for litter brought in by fishing vessels
Scope: The programme targets marine litter broadly — includes plastic, fishing gear, and other debris caught at sea

Required Documents

Documents: No formal application documents specified; initial contact via email or country programme page

Constraints

Constraints: This is a participation/action programme, not a grant funding scheme — no direct financial awards to applicants
Constraints: Country-specific programmes are independently managed; contact the relevant national programme or KIMO for local entry requirements

Historical Context

Started in 2004 at a single port in the Netherlands. Now active across more than a dozen European countries. Endorsed by OSPAR as part of its Regional Action Plan against marine litter. The hub website is supported by Interreg/Clean Atlantic funding. A 2024 project report was released by iSea for the Greek programme.

Why it was added

Core fishing-for-litter program removing plastic waste from seas, directly relevant to OPF plastic-circular

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Change History

Time	Action	Reason
2026-05-07 09:24	scored	profile=ocean-plastic-forum-v2 score=0.1

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