Hitta Mig2 /Find Me

Abandoned fishing gear have a significant negative impact on marine life through "ghost fishing" which threatens fish stocks in the long run and pollutants via microplastics in the food chain affecting marine food guarantee. The ability to localise fishing gear is a prerequisite for clean and living water. 

At present, there is neither global legislation for fishing gear's marking nor cost-effective technologies for underwater localisation and identification. The lack of suitable technologies makes marking regulations impossible, which hampers the development of circular economy for fishing gear.

Our challenge is to develop a cost-effective underwater identification and location method for fishing gear. In this project , we will develop reliable markers for fishing gear under water through localisation based on hydroacoustics in combination with a consistent IoT (internet of things) for traceability. These generic but specialized technical building blocks have great technical, regulatory and commercial impact as they will support the transition to a circular economy related to fishing gear logistics and plastic waste.