Line of action:

Status:

Execution date:

General:

Reduction of marine litter through the collection, treatment and prevention of its generation, which takes as its general objective. Thus, the sustainability of fisheries from the point of view of the environment, the efficiency of the use of resources, innovation and the use of knowledge to improve competitiveness will be promoted, contributing to the achievement of Objective 1 of the EMFF Operational Programme.

Specific:

1. Contribute to environmental awareness at the local level, especially in terms of marine litter.

2. Improve the management of waste generated and collected by the inshore fishing sector and small recreational boats.

3. Prevent the generation of waste through interventions in coastal population centres.

4. To help the conservation of the populations of Shag and Curlew by mapping the situation of these vulnerable species.

5. Involve citizens, and especially people with functional and intellectual disabilities in the conservation of endangered species, prevention, collection and disposal of waste.

6. Establish synergies between different social actors for the collection of marine waste and the elimination of discharges and sources of pollution.

A1. ACTIONS TO COLLECT GARBAGE AT SEA.

1.1. Technical assistance for the preparation and development of the project.

1.2. Coordination meeting with the different participating agents.

1.3. Purchase of the necessary material from divers and boats for garbage collection.

1.4. Preparation and execution of 2 ship departures.

1.5. Preparation and execution of 2 diving trips.

1.6. Separation, Weighing And Management Of Waste In The Port.

A2. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACCESSIBLE APP FOR THE GEOLOCATION OF MARINE LITTER AND ENDANGERED BIRDS

2.1. Meeting with the designated developer to define the app.

2.2. Development and design of the app.

2.3. Advertising campaign to disseminate the use of the app.

A3. TRAINING ACTIONS

3.1. Coordination meeting.

3.2. Preparation of materials for the different trainings.

3.3. Carrying out 12 hours of workshops for training in greenships.

3.4. Carrying out 12 hours of workshops and 5 hours of practical outings for the training of trainers of trainers.

3.5. Holding 12 hours of workshops for training in decision-making applications in the fishing sector.

3.6. Publicity campaign for the dissemination of the different training actions.

A4. PARTICIPATORY SEAL OF GUARANTEE “BLUE SHIP”

4.1. Coordination meeting between amicos and the federation of brotherhoods of Galicia.

4.2. Ideation and elaboration of the participatory seal “blue ship” through participatory methodologies.

4.3. Campaign to disseminate the “blue ship” seal.

4.4. Conducting audits on request.

4.5. Technical advice on participatory processes.

A5. INFORMATIVE AND AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIONS

5.1. Coordination meeting with the different participating agents.

5.2. Preparation of accessible teaching materials adapted to the participating students.

5.3. Holding two dissemination workshops.

5.4. Purchase of the necessary material for the collection of rubbish on the beaches.

5.5. Carrying out 1 outing to the beach with the students and 1 outing through the territory.

5.6. Advertising campaign.

A6. FINAL EVENT

6.1. Organization of the final event.

6.2. Realization of the final event.

6.3. Process of determination and selection of the amicos blue vessel award and the amicos coastal environmental agent award.

6.4. Advertising campaign on the realization of the event.

The RE-MAR project has carried out the following actions:

Marine waste collection: For the collection of marine waste, two collection outings were organized with fishermen and shellfish gatherers in which the Fishermen’s Guild of Rianxo and A Illa de Arousa have participated. People with intellectual disabilities (RE-MAR trainers) acted as guides and leaders of the activity. Likewise, two other beach clean-ups were organized with diving associations, in which the companies Portosub and Náutica Medusa have participated. In both actions, a total of 154.10 kg of waste was collected. The total number of participants in the collections was 71 people, of which 37 were women. In addition, a diving baptism adapted to people with disabilities was carried out.

Mobile App Development: A mobile app was developed in iOS and Android versions, which was downloaded by a total of 57 users, of which 38 are women.

Greenships training and trainer of trainers: 20 people received training on Greenships, focused on the problem of marine litter and the relationship between the fishing and shellfish sector, in the fishermen’s guilds of A Illa de Arousa and Rianxo. In addition, eight other people with intellectual disabilities participated in the presence of trainer of trainers course at the headquarters of the Amicos Association, taught by the company Equilátero Desenvolvemento Sostible Consultores.

Creation of the participatory seal of guarantee “Buque Azul”: four participatory sessions were planned together with the fishermen’s guilds for the preparation of the Guide to Good Practices and the definition of the recognition conditions for obtaining the Buque Azul Seal. In addition, 21 vessels were registered for the Blue Ship Seal audit. After these meetings, a Guide to Good Practices and a Waste Management Plan have been drawn up.

Events were designed to disseminate the Buque Azul seal in the supply squares of the four in which the Fishermen’s Guilds participating in the project are located in towns (Cabo de Cruz, Rianxo, Aguiño and A Illa de Arousa), with almost 200 indirect beneficiaries of this action.

Awareness-raising actions: six schools were contacted and finally three workshops were held with 75 schoolchildren in total. For the workshops, “O xogo do Lixo Mariño” was created, a dynamic game similar to the traditional game of the Goose, but which revolves around marine debris, which had the participation of 75 students. In addition, three garbage collection outings were held with schools, which added up to a total of 255 students participating in the cleanups and 561.76 kg of garbage removed and two workshops were held in educational centers, with 37 students participating. As part of the educational activities, the game “O xogo do lixo mariño” was created, also in a digital version.

Creation of the “Re-Mar Virtual Campus”: The training on the prevention of waste, hydrocarbons and biological pollution in the marine environment had a virtual campus in which 23 people participated. In addition, three tutorials were generated for the elaboration of small works of crafts with waste and six topics related to the marine environment with didactic material aimed at schoolchildren.

Finally, a webinar was organized to disseminate the results of the project.