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Since its launch in 2016, SALT has managed the current Norwegian Fishing for Litter scheme. As the scheme is not proposed to be continued in next year’s national budget, it is an urgent need to establish new solutions. This is the message from Project Manager Hilde Rødås Johnsen and Managing Director Kjersti Eline Tønnessen Busch at SALT, in a recently published statement.
Through the Fishing for Litter scheme, more than 1,600 tonnes of marine litter have been collected — a result SALT is proud of. Together with the organization Norwegian Harbours (Norske Havner) and The Norwegian Fishermen Association (Norges Fiskarlag), we are now exploring how the valuable experience gained through the scheme can be used to develop waste reception facilities in all Norwegian ports. Learn more about this initiative here.
Our annual report from 2024 is now available at the website (in Norwegian). In the report, we review a positive result, with a revenue of Nkr 33,2 millions in 2024, and a result at 1,5 millions. The report also present important projects and assignments in 2024, within our three business areas Marine Litter, Marine Management and Coastal Development.
That marine litter harms nature and wildlife is well known. Now, SALT has documented that litter in the ocean around Svalbard is also affecting the wild reindeer on land. Through the national cleanup program Rydd i tide, SALT has coordinated the removal of waste along Svalbard’s coastline, commissioned by the Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (Handelens Miljøfond). The cleanup has revealed that many wild reindeer become entangled in fishing nets and die as a result of marine litter. On average, one dead reindeer was found for every 3.5 kilometers of coastline.
Read more about the findings our researchers have made in this article at
NRK. (Norwegian text only)
It is now becoming easier for schools and kindergartens to teach children and young people about marine litter. The Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund (Handelens Miljøfond) has launched the website Lær i Tide, which gathers quality-assured educational resources on the topic in one place. The website was developed by SALT on behalf of the Reitailers Environment Fund and financed through the plastic bag levy. The goal is to engage children and young people in the fight against plastic pollution and in the preservation of the marine environment. The website offers freely accessible online resources with hundreds of lesson plans tailored for all ages, from kindergarten to upper secondary school.
