Transition to Circular Economy of Fishing Gear - a hybrid EMD in My Country seminar on 15.5.2024
Do you know, what can be done with end-of-life fishing gear? Is your head filled with questions, but you don't know who has the answers? Look no further, our seminar will remove these gaps in your knowledge!
Circular economy of fishing gear - what is that all about?
NTNU Ålesund will be organising an international seminar about circular economy of fishing gear at their campus in Ålesund (SMIA) on Wednesday, 15th of May. The event is first of many upcoming CIRCNETS seminars, which will be organised in the partner countries.
The event brings together experts working with different aspects of circular economy of fishing gear. The speakers include representatives of fishing gear producers, companies utilising recycled plastics from fishing gear as well as researchers working with these issues. If you are interested about how we can prevent marine plastic pollution, the fate of the end-of life fishing gear or how we can become more resource efficient and recycle these materials, this is an event for you.
The seminar takes place in Ålesund, on the west coast of Norway, which is the land of rugged & tireless fishermen and women and majestic sceneries. However, if you can't make it to Ålesund, you can follow the seminar remotely. The seminar is an EMD in My Country event, so participants from every corner of Europe and beyond are welcome to join us. The seminar is free of charge, but pre-registration is required. Please, sign-up by Monday, 13th of May. Online participants will receive a link to the event before the event.
Programme of the seminar (all times Central European Summer Time/UTC+2)
09:00 Welcome to Ålesund! Anne-Lise Sagen Major, Vice Rector NTNU Ålesund
09:15 Opening of the event. Niko Hänninen, project leader CIRCNETS, Univ. of Oulu, Finland
09:30 Business Transitions: A Path to Sustainability. Annik M. Fet, Professor of Systems Engineering, NTNU
10:00 Increased Reuse of Waste. Øystein P Solevåg, Head of Operations, Attvin AS
10:30 Coffee break
10:45 Contribution to Sustainable Harvest of the Sea. Georg Haney, Environmental Director, Hampidjan Group (teams)
11:15 How to Reduce Environmental Footprints in the Fish Equipment Business. Marharyta Kryva, Head of Sustainability, Selstad AS
11:45 Circular Economy in the Aquaculture Industry. Maliheh Salimi, Product Quality Manager, Oceanize AS
12:15 Closing of the event. Siv Marina Flø Grimstad, WP leader CIRCNETS, NTNU
If you have any questions about the event, please contact Siv Marina Flø Grimstad (sika@ntnu.no).
