Zindhu Maritime Solutions Private Limited was awarded a contract by The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs acting as part of the Crown through the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), UK, for the supply of services to organise an outreach campaign in Sri Lanka to raise awareness on the effect of Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) and mismanagement of end of life (EOL) fishing gear on the marine environment .
With the initiation of the campaign, the local DFAR teams engaged fisheries communities across the country to deliver education programmes on ALDFG and mismanagement of end of life (EOL) fishing gear on the marine environment. Some of the other areas that were covered are “Dangers of ALDFG”, “How to tackle marine litter”, “Encouraging best practices in litter disposal”, and “Potential solutions.”