The Fishing for Litter initiative was developed by KIMO in 2002 from a prototype project that ran in the Netherlands in 2000–1. The scheme was subsequently rolled out to other European countries and has established itself as the leading scheme for fishers to remove marine litter from the sea. The goals of the project have gained support from key stakeholders – the fishing industry, port authorities, local and national authorities. Apart from marine litter removal, the scheme provides valuable means of education and awareness-raising within the fishing industry. Additionally, it gives fishers a sense of ownership and of making a valuable contribution to the reduction of marine litter. Fishing for Litter projects are implemented by an array of organisations, from national governments to small not-for profit organisations. The scheme has developed from a small-scale grass-roots initiative to an umbrella scheme. It has played a major role in the inclusion of marine litter as a new waste category - passively fished waste (i.e. ‘waste collected in nets during fishing operations’) - under the recently adopted EU Port Reception Facilities Directive. Thus, the continued implementation and expansion of the scheme in European Coastal Member States is strongly encouraged. It has a number of spin-offs, including frameworks for the management of different types of fisheries related waste. Where an infrastructure for Fishing for Litter waste is already in place, it allows other environmental objectives to be more easily addressed. Examples are the collection of end-of-life fishing gear, net cuttings and dolly rope. Because of all its positive effects, a broad international implementation is recommended.

捕捞垃圾倡议是 KIMO 于 2002 年根据 2000-1 年在荷兰运行的原型项目开发的。该计划随后推广到其他欧洲国家，并已成为渔民从海中清除海洋垃圾的领先计划。该项目的目标得到了主要利益相关者的支持——渔业、港口当局、地方和国家当局。除了清除海洋垃圾外，该计划还为渔业提供了有价值的教育和提高认识的手段。此外，它给渔民一种主人翁感，并为减少海洋垃圾做出宝贵贡献。捡垃圾项目由一系列组织实施，从国家政府到小型非营利组织。该计划已从小规模的草根计划发展为综合计划。根据最近通过的欧盟港口接收设施指令，它在将海洋垃圾作为一种新的废物类别——被动捕捞的废物（即“捕捞作业期间收集在网中的废物”）方面发挥了重要作用。因此，强烈鼓励在欧洲沿海成员国继续实施和扩大该计划。它有许多衍生产品，包括管理不同类型渔业相关废物的框架。如果已经建立了捕捞垃圾废物的基础设施，则可以更轻松地解决其他环境目标。例如，报废渔具、网屑和小车绳索的收集。由于它的所有积极影响，