Offshore wind giant Orsted is giving the UK fishing fleet the tools to help in a last line of defence against marine litter.
Starting in Grimsby and including East Coast ports further south, it is building on its groundbreaking WWF partnership and other initiatives aimed at stimulating and sustaining biodiversity in the waters it builds in.
Fishing for Litter, run by Danish-founded local authorities international environmental organisation KIMO UK, is described as a unique project, aimed at reducing plastic pollution. Described as simple but effective, participating vessels are given hardwearing bags to collect marine litter caught while fishing. On return to port, they are disposed of in dedicated skips - with all items provided by the project.
