FreeLitterAT | Marine Institute

Project Acronym: Free Litter-AT

Project Title: Advancing towards litter-free Atlantic coastal communities by preventing and reducing macro and micro litter

Funding Programme: Interreg Atlantic Area
Total Budget: €3,626,336
Duration: November 2023 – October 2026
No. of Partners: 14 Project Partners & 9 Associated Partners (Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France) 
Coordinator: Centro Tecnológico del Mar · Fundación CETMAR, Spain
Website: https://freelitterat.eu/

Project Aim

The overall objective of Free Litter-AT is to protect and preserve biodiversity and reduce pollution by developing, testing and implementing innovative approaches to prevent and reduce marine litter, with special emphasis on ALDFG (Abandoned, Lost or Discarded Fishing Gears) and microplastics and to understand location, sources and abundances. The project will combine knowledge, tools and technology development with implementation through pilot actions and multi-stakeholder engagement. Marine Institute is primarily involved in WP3: Modelling approaches from micro and macro litter: from modelling outputs to sources and hotspots.

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