Managing Marine Plastic Pollution in Norway

Hans Jakob Walnum is the administrative leader of climate and environmental research and a Senior Researcher at the Western Norway Research Institute, Norway. He has been the project leader for the Shift-Plastics project, on which this book is based.Megan Palmer-Abbs is a Senior Researcher at the Nordland Research Institute, Norway. She has been responsible for facilitating co-production transdisciplinary work in Shift-Plastics to ensure cooperation between academics, public bodies and industry.Paritosh C. Deshpande is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway—his research in Material Flow Analysis in both aquaculture and fisheries has been a crucial part of Shift-Plastics.

• 1 Introduction: why a book on "Managing marine plastic pollution in Norway: sustainable circular economy solutions for fisheries and aquaculture"? Hans Jakob Walnum PART I Current status, practices, and readiness to change in mitigating plastic pollution in Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture 2 Plastic pollution mitigation in Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture: a survey of practices and attitudes Jens Ørding Hansen, Megan Palmer-Abbs and Arild Gjertsen 3 Strengthening extended producer responsibility in Norway’s fisheries and aquaculture sector: addressing knowledge gaps, critical data needs and enabling evidence-based practices Paritosh C. Deshpande and Megan Palmer-Abbs PART II Definition of sustainable circular economy, policy improvements, and the need for systemic changes through co-production 4 A sustainable circular economy dive: plastic management in EU fisheries and aquaculture policies Eléonore Maitre-Ekern, Hans Jakob Walnum and torunn G. Hønsi 5 Stemming the plastic tide: designing sustainable circular economic policies for handling plastics in fisheries and aquaculture in Norway Hans Jakob Walnum, Torunn G. Hønsi and Eléonore Maitre-Ekern 6 How co-approaches contribute to a framework for sustainable circular economic transition work in the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture sectors Megan Palmer-Abbs PART III In-depth understanding of industrial challenges and exploration of potential solutions 7 Identifying environmental hotspots in the life cycle of bottom/demersal trawl fishing gear Fredrik Moltu Johnsen, Hans Jakob Walnum and Paritosh C. Deshpande 8 The environmental impact of HDPE mechanical recycling: case studies from the Norwegian aquaculture industry Pavel Stránský, Tazrin Ahmed, Christian W. Karl and Fredrik Mürer 9 The role of recycling and biodegradable materials in aquaculture and fisheries: challenges and potential solutions Christian W. Karl, Fredrik K. Mürer, Hanne H. Ha tlebrekke, eduardo grimaldo, haraldur A. Einarsson, Roger B. Larsen, Eli F. Ullern and Henrik B. Lund 10 Towards effective end-of-life management of plastics from fishing and aquaculture in Norway Paritosh C. Deshpande, Vilma Havas and Hans Jakob Walnum 11 Conclusion: the need for comprehensive solutions in managing plastics in fisheries and aquaculture Hans Jakob Walnum, Paritosh Deshpande and Megan Palmer-Abbs