About the project

Fish & Click is a citizen science program aiming at collecting data on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gears (ALDFG).

Thus, fishing gear (nets, traps, etc.) made from plastic materials have an estimated lifetime of several hundred years, which is an issue if the gear are lost at sea. They generate pollution and some of them even carry on fishing, what is generally called "ghost fishing". All the observations are important, whether you are a walker, diver, boater or fisherman. The protocol is easy and approachable by everyone.

The Fish & Click participatory science programme started in 2019 thanks to the INDIGO European project (Interreg), which ended in 2023. Its aim was to develop biodegradable fishing gear to reduce the amount of plastic in the oceans.

The process is continuing with the CARAMBAR project, which began in 2024 and will run for 3 years. Its aim is to identify lost fishing gear and minimise its impact through removal operations and the development of biodegradable escape windows. It brings together 6 partners: IFREMER, MNHN, CRPMEM Bretagne, CDPMEM Finistère, IRMA and ASSO-MER.