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Economic assessment of abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in the fishery sector of The Republic of Cyprus

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This report focuses on the Republic of Cyprus and builds upon previous assessments titled ” (������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ��-EA-QUANTIS, 2020) and “Governing plastic waste management in the Republic of Cyprus: Assessment of legal, policy and institutional frameworks” (Iovinelli A., 2021). To support this project, an economic assessment was performed of costs of current plastic flows and costs of potential future intervention scenarios were modelled. The focus on the fishing sector was chosen as it was identified to be one of the main contributors to plastic leakage in the Republic of Cyprus due to the high leakage of fishing gear into the marine environment. This phenomenon is often referred to as ‘Derelict Fishing Gear’ (DFG), ‘Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear’ (ALDFG) or ‘Ghost Gear’ (GG). Due to its increasingly recognized importance by the global community, it is the focal point of this report.

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This economic brief was prepared as part of the (PWFI-Med) project, which was implemented in Menorca (Spain) and the Republic of Cyprus,��funded by the Didier and Martine Primat Foundation. The project is part of the ������ϲʿ�������ֳ�ֱ�� ‘Close the Plastic Tap’ programme.

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