The National Chamber of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Panama joined the international program “Redes de América”, in an alliance with a positive environmental impact, composed of twelve countries. According to a statement, during the third edition of the Latin American Summit for Fisheries and Aquaculture Sustainability, held in Puerto Varas, Chile, the president of the National Chamber of Fisheries and Aquaculture of Panama, Gustavo Zúñiga, signed the agreement to be part of “Networks of America”, with the president of the Latin American Alliance for Sustainable Fisheries (Alpescas), Osciel Vel He added that by joining Panama to this pro-environmental initiative “we join forces so that these disused nets and gears do not reach poachers, thereby avoiding illegal fishing.”
Velásquez believes that by joining Panama to “Redes de América”, efforts are redoubled to promote circular economy initiatives in the Latin American fishing sector.
What is the program about?
The Redes de América program seeks to collect disused fishing nets and aquaculture gear to recycle them, and thus give them a second useful life, reducing the carbon footprint and mitigating the effects of climate change.
It is a recycling program that aims to collect 4,500 fishing nets in three years among the members of the alliance, contributing to decontamination and preventing this type of waste from reaching landfills.