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FREE Eco-innovation Webinar

Published: Friday, March 16, 2018

Date: 9th April 2018

Location: ONLINE

Have you considered creating new products or business opportunities from fishing nets, ropes or components? Join Circular Ocean partner Martin Charter, Professor of Innovation & Sustainabil...[]

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Circular Ocean Conference – Norway 2018

Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Date: 18th & 19th April 2018

Location: The Waterfront Quality Hotel & The Norwegian Maritime Competence Centre, Ålesund, Norway

The Circular Ocean team are pleased to announce their next public event will take place in Ålesund, Norway on April 18th & 19th 2018. The two day conference will encompass topics surroundi...[]

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Free Small Business Webinar

Published: Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Date: 12th March 2018

Location: ONLINE

Have you considered creating new products or business opportunities from fishing nets, ropes or components? Join Circular Ocean partner Martin Charter, Professor of Innovation & Sustainabil...[]

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A review of products created from fishing nets and ropes

Published: Monday, February 12, 2018

Fishing gear presents a growing waste management challenge and when managed poorly, contributes to the accumulation of detrimental waste plastics in our marine environments. This research study search...[]

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Free Eco-Innovation Webinar

Published: Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Date: 12th February 2018

Location: ONLINE

Are you interested in transforming used fishing nets, ropes and components (FNRC’s) into new business opportunities? Join Circular Ocean partner Martin Charter, Professor of Innovation & Sus...[]

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Circular Ocean launches Eco-Innovation Guide

Published: Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Ocean waste is not a new problem. What is new is the awareness and willingness from people, politicians and companies to address the challenge and take action to solve it. This positive attitude towar...[]

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GGGI launches Best Practice Framework

Published: Friday, January 26, 2018

Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) has launched a practical guide for the seafood industry to reduce and mitigate lost fishing gear and marine litter. Ghost gear refers to any fishing equipmen...[]

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EU Announces First Plastics Strategy

Published: Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The first ever Europe-wide strategy on plastics announced yesterday, is a part of the transition towards a more circular economy. It will protect the environment from plastic pollution whilst f...[]

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#Net_Hack_Challenge November 2017

Published: Monday, January 8, 2018

The latest #Net_Hack Challenge event took place at The Centre for Sustainable Design ® (CfSD) at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in the UK on 16th November 2017. Innovation Teams were co...[]