Managing Marine Plastic Pollution in Norway by Walnum, Hans Jakob; Palmer-Abbs, Megan; Deshpande, Paritosh C.;

Short description:

Based on collaborative, interdisciplinary research as part of the Norwegian Shift-Plastics project, this book establishes sustainable circular value chains for managing plastics in the fisheries and aquaculture industries, which are significant causes of ocean plastic pollution.

Long description:

Based on the collaborative, interdisciplinary research project Shift-Plastics this book establish sustainable circular value chains for managing plastics in the fisheries and aquaculture industries, which are significant causes of ocean plastic pollution.

Focused on reducing plastic production and consumption by examining the entire life cycle and taking upstream measures, the Norwegian case presented in this book highlights globally relevant insights into how to manage the complexity of plastic pollution and the systemic changes needed for a sustainable circular economy (SCE).

This book takes a transdisciplinary approach, incorporating academic perspectives and collaborating with industry and public bodies to improve plastic handling in the fisheries and aquaculture industries. It integrates multiple scientific disciplines, including technological science, policy science, economics, environmental science, design thinking, and systems thinking. It also investigates the value chain of plastic use in the fisheries and aquaculture industries to map their management practices and pinpoint issues that can be improved throughout the process. In doing so, it provides practical advice on how to create effective policies in line with a SCE for both businesses and policymakers. Further, it highlights how plastic production can be reduced through extended usability, ways to apply eco-design principles to create products that can easily be disassembled, repaired, and recycled, and options for using bioplastics and recycled materials. Finally, it presents a roadmap that connects changes in industrial practices, infrastructure needs and policy design in the short, medium, and long term to achieve reduced plastic use and plastic pollution in the fisheries and aquaculture industries.

Managing Marine Plastic Pollution in Norway will be an important research reference and tool for academics, students, policymakers, industry and business professionals in pollution and waste management, sustainability, circular economy, and marine, fishery, and environmental management.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 International license.

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction: why a book on "Managing marine plastic pollution in Norway: sustainable circular economy solutions for fisheries and aquaculture"? Hans Jakob Walnum PART I Current status, practices, and readiness to change in mitigating plastic pollution in Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture 2 Plastic pollution mitigation in Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture: a survey of practices and attitudes Jens Ørding Hansen, Megan Palmer-Abbs and Arild Gjertsen 3 Strengthening extended producer responsibility in Norway’s fisheries and aquaculture sector: addressing knowledge gaps, critical data needs and enabling evidence-based practices Paritosh C. Deshpande and Megan Palmer-Abbs PART II Definition of sustainable circular economy, policy improvements, and the need for systemic changes through co-production 4 A sustainable circular economy dive: plastic management in EU fisheries and aquaculture policies Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, Hans Jakob Walnum and torunn G. Hønsi 5 Stemming the plastic tide: designing sustainable circular economic policies for handling plastics in fisheries and aquaculture in Norway Hans Jakob Walnum, Torunn G. Hønsi and Eléonore Maitre-Ekern 6 How co-approaches contribute to a framework for sustainable circular economic transition work in the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture sectors Megan Palmer-Abbs PART III In-depth understanding of industrial challenges and exploration of potential solutions 7 Identifying environmental hotspots in the life cycle of bottom/demersal trawl fishing gear Fredrik Moltu Johnsen, Hans Jakob Walnum and Paritosh C. Deshpande 8 The environmental impact of HDPE mechanical recycling: case studies from the Norwegian aquaculture industry Pavel Stránský, Tazrin Ahmed, Christian W. Karl and Fredrik Mürer 9 The role of recycling and biodegradable materials in aquaculture and fisheries: challenges and potential solutions Christian W. Karl, Fredrik K. Mürer, Hanne H. Ha tlebrekke, eduardo grimaldo, haraldur A. Einarsson, Roger B. Larsen, Eli F. Ullern and Henrik B. Lund 10 Towards effective end-of-life management of plastics from fishing and aquaculture in Norway Paritosh C. Deshpande, Vilma Havas and Hans Jakob Walnum 11 Conclusion: the need for comprehensive solutions in managing plastics in fisheries and aquaculture Hans Jakob Walnum, Paritosh Deshpande and Megan Palmer-Abbs