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The objective of SEAYOURLITTER is to raise awareness and promote a national litter fishing scheme through the implementation of the strategic line of awareness and training for the reduction of marine litter.
This will be carried out with dissemination, training and awareness actions both in the fishing sector and among the general public in terms of marine litter.

Specific objectives of the project:

1.- To increase knowledge inside and outside the fishing sector about the problem of marine litter, its impact on the marine environment and the importance of fishing in its remediation.
2.-Improve, through communication and awareness campaigns, the knowledge of present and future fishermen on certain aspects of marine waste management: encourage the discharge of waste on land to reduce discharges at sea, improve waste management on board fishing vessels, the need to install clean points in fishing basins or the recycling of certain materials.
3.- Promote a national rubbish fishing scheme through awareness-raising in those fleets that do not participate in existing garbage collection initiatives (longline, purse seine, etc.), so as to guarantee the absence of any negative impact on the marine environment and especially on areas of the Natura 2000 Network.

A1- Training pills on good practices in fishing for marine litter.

A2- Training sessions in nautical-fishing schools on garbage fishing.

A3- Educational meetings in marine Natura 2000 Network areas.

A4- Recognition of commitment to the sea.

A5- Dissemination and awareness-raising actions.

The SEAYOURLITTER project has aimed to increase the percentage of the population aware of the problem of marine litter, its impact on the marine environment and the importance of fishing for litter to remedy it.

During Action 1, 5 informative videos with recordings and images in different marine and fishing locations of interest have been developed and published on YouTube, the impact of which has been more than 270 views.

Regarding Action 2, 9 informative days were held on litter fishing in nautical-fishing schools in the 5 marine demarcations, with a total of 216 attendees.

In Action 3, 3 educational meetings were held in schools near fishing ports in areas influenced by the Natura 2000 Network (RN2000), with a total of 63 niñ@s attendees.

As for Action 4, on the recognition of commitment, two competitions were organized: one for drawing and the other for photography. The first, drawing was aimed at children up to 12 years old and the second, photography, for those over 18 years old, in the set of both contests there were 52 participants.

Finally, the previous activities have been completed, action 5, disseminating the project through Social Networks (RRSS) such as Facebook and Twitter with more than 230 publications, the sending of 40 Newsletters aimed at the target audience with more than 2,200 downloads, 2 press releases with more than 50 impacts and through the corporate and own pages of the project.