This document is a report on the technical aspects and current examples of fishing gear recycling as an option for end-of-life fishing gear waste management and

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The 2023 annual meeting of the ICES-FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB) and the International Symposium on “Innovations in Fis

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