KIMO International

KIMO International is a network of coastal municipalities who work together to protect our oceans. We've put together a short video to show you who we are. Please consider following us to support our work.

🚨 PFAS pollution alert A new UK study has found that the processes intended to decontaminate noxious liquid landfill waste before it enters rivers and sewers have been found to instead boost the levels of banned #PFAS such as PFOA and PFOS, in some cases by as much as 1,335%. 😱 While the EU is considering a ground-breaking proposal to regulate thousands of PFAS as one class, the UK's response to PFAS is lagging behind. WE will continue to maintain pressure on both EU and British policymakers to ban the entire class of PFAS chemicals. https://lnkd.in/d9FfGxxD #BanPFAS

"Regarding #PFAS, the forever chemicals, she said they would be phased out from consumer products. Additional guidance would be provided to companies, which should support them in planning and deciding on investments. She said there is no precise date for this process at the moment but assured that it will be done as soon as possible."

In October 2016 KIMO's General Assembly passed a Resolution on #Microplastics calling all European governments to: "tighten controls on discharges from from domestic sources such as washing machines to prevent microplastics and microfibres from entering the marine environment". Two days ago a bill to make filters mandatory in all washing machines passed its first hurdle in the UK Parliament 👏 Let's keep up the pressure! 💪

We're delighted to be a partner in the fantastic TREASURE project. On 7 November 2024, an ambitious wooden chip campaign will be launched as part of this international project, which brings together Denmark, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany in the fight against plastic pollution in our marine environment. The ambition of the campaign is to map macroplastic migration through our aquatic environment, and identify areas of action to prevent macroplastics from ending up in the sea. We do this by releasing 10,000 wooden blocks as markers for macroplastic travel from land to sea. 🔹 Kickstart at Klimatorium's Global Youth Climate Summit  The campaign is launched with an official ceremony, where 500 wooden blocks are set out at the cableway in Lemvig Harbor during Klimatorium's youth climate meeting 'Global Youth Climate Summit'. The ceremony will be held on 𝟳. November from 𝟭𝟬.𝟰𝟱-𝟭𝟭.𝟰𝟱 and begins with a presentation of the TREASURE project at children's level. The first piece of wood is then thrown into the water by European Space Agency - ESA Astronaut Andreas Mogensen, this year's keynote speaker at the 'Global Youth Climate Summit'. Approx. 500 children and young people will then each throw their wooden piece. Everyone is welcome to attend the ceremony and get an insight into the project, which also includes an extensive information campaign, which aims to create behavioral changes and engage the local community actively in the fight against plastic pollution. 🔹 Launch in two phases The 10,000 wooden blocks will be laid out in two phases: November 2024 during the rainy season and summer 2025, spread over 24 locations in Lemvig and Varde Municipality. Each piece is uniquely marked, and we encourage citizens to register found pieces online. ✅ Read more about the project and follow the wooden blocks' journey at www.klimatorium.dk/drifter.  Together we can make a difference to our marine environment! 🌊

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Meet the European Digital Twin Ocean (EU DTO) Clumsy name for a promising project which has the goal of integrating disparate datasets into a single unified model. It is already proving useful for conservation activities such as #seagrass meadow restoration. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dcTTgFEh

It's all about cooperation! 🤝 KIMO Sweden member Sotenäs Kommun together with the voluntary organization Rena Botten and CleanSea are helping to clean up the ocean floor. This past weekend 54 tyres and other rubbish was cleaned up from the seafloor by volunteer divers! 🤿 Last Saturday, another environmental dive was arranged at Smögenbryggan in Smögen. There were two large loads of tires, batteries and other rubbish that were picked up this time and the rescue service helped to wash the jetty clean afterwards.✨ "We are extremely happy that Rena Botten and Clean Sea are volunteering with this important effort", says Katarina Rech, tourist information officer at Sotenäs municipality. "We who operate within Keep Bohuslän Clean work for a cleaner environment, both in the sea and on land." Keep Bohuslän Clean is a collaboration between the Bohuslän municipalities, the West Coast Foundation, Keep Sweden Clean and the West Sweden Tourist Board. Thanks to everyone who pitched in and helped out on the day! 🙌 📷 Sotenäs kommun #sotenäskommun #renabotten #cleansea #miljödyk #hållbohuslänrent #västkuststiftelsen #hållsverigerent #turistrådetvästsverige

Great work being done by KIMO Sweden member municipality Tanums Kommun on their ghost fishing project! 💪 Throughout 2024, professional fishermen have been trawling and professional divers diving for lost fishing gear. The project has been very successful and several hundred lobster pots have been salvaged. In addition, many lobsters and fish have been released back into the sea. 🦞🐟➡️🌊 The projects are financed by the EU's ocean and fisheries fund via the Swedish Agricultural Agency and by the County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland via LOVA. Co-financed by the Maritime and Water Authority through 1:4 EHFVF funds for transport and recovery of lost fishing gear. 📷 Tanums kommun

***SURVEY CLOSING SOON*** Calling all fishers! 🎣 We're conducting a survey to gather insights on how gillnets and other fishing gear are lost in recreational fishing, as well as ways to prevent these losses. 👉 https://buff.ly/3zlieqx Your input will help us create best practices to minimize the impact of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) on the Baltic Sea. This is part of our effort to reduce marine litter under the HELCOM Regional Action Plan. The survey is anonymous, and your personal info will remain confidential. It will take about 10 minutes to complete. The survey is conducted by HELCOM and @KIMO International Survey is open until 31 Oct 2024. #MarineConservation #BalticSea #SustainableFishing #MarineLitter