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Marine litter management in fisheries sector in Croatia: social innovation for circular economy

Circular economy and social innovation are increasingly being recognized as elements of a new paradigm emerging in response to ongoing global development and governance crises. The European Commission proposed ambitious programme towards a circular economy, including an aspirational target of reducing marine litter by 30% by 2020 (EC, 2014). Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) management and Fishing for Litter (FfL) are practices through which fisheries sectors can contribute to the prevention and removal of marine litter, i.e. to zero waste environment and more circular economy. The analysis of the situation in Croatia shows that their introduction would result in triple win scenario, with: strengthening of recycling sector ; decreased pressures on environment and biodiversity ; modernized and more sustainable fisheries sector. An analysis of the governance within the sector suggests that social innovation approach is not only preferable to command and control approach, but the only feasible approach. A set of recommendations for the introduction of the two practices is proposed, based on the customization of the established best practice in social innovations for environment in the Croatian fisheries context.

circular economy; marine litter; fisheris; Croatia

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