Redes de España was set up by the Spanish Fisheries Confederation (Cepesca), the Galician Automotive Technology Centre (CTAG), and the National Federation of Fishermen’s Guilds (FNCP). Recently, progress has focused on technical training with the implementation of protocols in fishing ports across Spain, with sessions held for POs, fishing associations, and representatives of the fishing sector to explain how the system works and facilitate the participation of new entities interested in collaborating with the project.
These have taken place at five strategic locations along the Spanish coast (Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Isla Cristina, Celeiro, Burela, and Almería) and served to provide in-depth knowledge of the key elements of the technical regulations for Redes de España. These cover operational protocols for collection, storage, transport and treatment, as well as the security and audit measures associated with the process.
A digital traceability platform has also been presented, and this is seen as an essential tool for monitoring in real time the journey of each net or gear from its entry into port to its final recycling.
The process includes manually separating the gear into its various components, washing and cleaning each selection individually to remove waste, and packaging and palletising it for easy storage and transportation.
One of the project’s main advances is the incorporation of a digital traceability system that allows for structured monitoring of the material from its collection at the port to its final analysis.
This system establishes different stages of identification and control, ensuring precise traceability throughout the entire process, including taking samples for analysis by the Automotive Technology Centre of Galicia (CTAG), responsible for studying the viability of recycling recovered material against technical criteria.
Redes de España is developed in collaboration with the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Pleamar Programme, and is co-financed by the European Union through the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
