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nonsaleable fish cannot be tossed back into the ocean but must be brought ashore
and counted towards the quota, therefore maintaining fish populations (Deliso 2015).
Fishermen create waste by using fishing methods that are not discriminating
enough or by targeting only part of the fish (e.g. roe, fins) and discarding the rest.
Fishermen and sea processors are incentivised to discard low-value species or trimmings to help maximise the value of their catch. Moreover, fish waste is typically
unsorted and geographically dispersed, which makes it costly to collect and process.
The high-value uses of seafood by-products like fish leather make fish skin collection and upcycling more feasible and attractive for the fishing industry (Henning,
and Jain 2017). Iceland has also made voluntary commitments to reduce marine
litter in its waters and to address acidification by producing an updated climate mitigation strategy by the end of 2017, in line with the Paris Agreement, with obligations of a 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (Gunnarsdóttir 2017).
The technology for sustainable processing of fish leather can be of great environmental benefit as well as profit for the global economy. Fish skin leather processing
could prevent fish waste ending up in marine waters and significantly reduce marine
pollution and sustainably protect marine ecosystems in order to achieve healthy and
productive oceans. Before Atlantic Leather started using fish skin to produce leather,
fish skins used to be thrown away. Now, they are a source of income for the local
people, besides avoiding being turned into biological waste.
15.3.2 SDG14.4 Regulate Harvesting and End Overfishing
Sustainable Development Goal 14:3 is “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable development”.
By 2020, the aim is to effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal,
unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement
science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest feasible time, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics.
15.3.2.1 Marine Biodiversity
Concentrating on improving the sustainable value chain, Atlantic Leather works
closely with the fisheries who supply them with fish skin to improve the sustainability of fish resources and to unite the efforts of the world’s leading seafood industries to reduce the global extent of illegal, unregulated fisheries. These activities and
efforts have linked Icelandic private enterprises in a common movement to save
Icelandic marine biodiversity by restricting illegal fishing and undocumented fisheries. The fish catch in Iceland is made in a conscious and nonpredatory way that
respects environment laws and procreation periods.
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nonsaleable fish cannot be tossed back into the ocean but must be brought ashore
and counted towards the quota, therefore maintaining fish populations (Deliso 2015).
Fishermen create waste by using fishing methods that are not discriminating
enough or by targeting only part of the fish (e.g. roe, fins) and discarding the rest.
Fishermen and sea processors are incentivised to discard low-value species or trimmings to help maximise the value of their catch. Moreover, fish waste is typically
unsorted and geographically dispersed, which makes it costly to collect and process.
The high-value uses of seafood by-products like fish leather make fish skin collection and upcycling more feasible and attractive for the fishing industry (Henning,
and Jain 2017). Iceland has also made voluntary commitments to reduce marine
litter in its waters and to address acidification by producing an updated climate mitigation strategy by the end of 2017, in line with the Paris Agreement, with obligations of a 40% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (Gunnarsdóttir 2017).
The technology for sustainable processing of fish leather can be of great environmental benefit as well as profit for the global economy. Fish skin leather processing
could prevent fish waste ending up in marine waters and significantly reduce marine
pollution and sustainably protect marine ecosystems in order to achieve healthy and
productive oceans. Before Atlantic Leather started using fish skin to produce leather,
fish skins used to be thrown away. Now, they are a source of income for the local
people, besides avoiding being turned into biological waste.
15.3.2 SDG14.4 Regulate Harvesting and End Overfishing
Sustainable Development Goal 14:3 is “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans,
seas and marine resources for sustainable development”.
By 2020, the aim is to effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal,
unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement
science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest feasible time, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics.
15.3.2.1 Marine Biodiversity
Concentrating on improving the sustainable value chain, Atlantic Leather works
closely with the fisheries who supply them with fish skin to improve the sustainability of fish resources and to unite the efforts of the world’s leading seafood industries to reduce the global extent of illegal, unregulated fisheries. These activities and
efforts have linked Icelandic private enterprises in a common movement to save
Icelandic marine biodiversity by restricting illegal fishing and undocumented fisheries. The fish catch in Iceland is made in a conscious and nonpredatory way that
respects environment laws and procreation periods.
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