Generation 2030: Combating Ghost Fishing and Marine Pollution: Introducing a Sustainability Certificate, SDG Knowledge Hub

Fishing nets that are lost or discarded at sea are one of major marine polluters and a source of harm for marine wildlife that gets entangled in them. Recent technological developments on biodegradable fishing nets offer a glimpse of hope, however, such nets are not yet used globally. Sustainable fishing gear certificates, combined with technological developments to reduce net loss of fishing nets and boost their recovery from the ocean, and a network to promote research and spread of the relevant technologies, could support the use of biodegradable fishing nets and contribute to the advancement of SDG 14 (life below water).

Oceans - United Nations Sustainable Development

National Marine Litter Policy and Action Plan 2021 - 2030 - Flip

Goal 15 Department of Economic and Social Affairs

SDG Series –Life Below Water – SDG 14

Generation 2030: Combating Ghost Fishing and Marine Pollution: Introducing a Sustainability Certificate, SDG Knowledge Hub

Frontiers Foresighting future climate change impacts on fisheries and aquaculture in vietnam

Taking Action Together – Canada's 2021 Annual Report on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

2023 to 2027 Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy

Frontiers A Review of Sustainability Concepts in Marine Spatial Planning and the Potential to Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14