Events
WORKSHOP: ‘How to improve the management of abandoned fishing gear and waste collected passively (PFW) / Fishing for Litter’
The CETMAR Foundation (Vigo) will host a workshop on 6 May 2026 at 10:00, as part of the Free LitterAT project. The event will address key challenges and opportunities for improving the management of abandoned fishing gear and passively fished waste (PFW), fostering...
VI Steering Committee (SC) Meeting, 23-24 March 2026 – Cascais, Portugal
On 23-24 March 2026, the partners of the Free LitterAT project convened in Cascais, Portugal, for the VI SC meeting hosted by Lusofone University. At this advanced stage of the project, participants reviewed and consolidated ongoing results, shared outcomes, and...
Workshop: Lagrangian Models for Ocean Transport
We are pleased to announce the Lagrangian Models for Ocean Transport Workshop, which will take place June 15–17, 2026, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. This three-day workshop organized in the frame of Free LitterAT project (Interreg Atlantic Area...
Fishing for Litter in the Frame of the PRF Directive: Experiences and Challenges in the Atlantic
On 6 February 2026, the webinar “Fishing for Litter in the frame of PRF directive: experiences and challenges in the Atlantic” was held within the framework of the Free LitterAT project. The event aimed to review the state of implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/883...
Webinar: ‘Fishing for Litter in the frame of PRF directive: experiences and challenges in the Atlantic Area’ – Friday 6 February
Join us on 6 February 2026, from 10:00 to 13:00 (UTC+2) for the second Free LitterAT webinar. The session will focus on the management of waste incidentally fished (WIF) and the implementation of SUP and PRF directives in Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and France. Project...
Free LitterAT Workshop on geographic sources of marine litter
From 16 to 17 October 2025, the technical workshop “Free LitterAT Workshop on Geographic Source Identification of Marine Litter” took place in Porto Santo (Madeira, Portugal), organised by DRAM, the regional authority for environmental management and a key partner of...