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CLEAR RIVERS

CLEAR RIVERS

Stand: Ocean Conservation, Green Ports, Blue Bioeconomy, Blue Circularity

Overview:

CLEAR RIVERS is a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands. Founded in 2014, CLEAR RIVERS addresses the issue of worldwide plastic pollution. Our mission is to significantly reduce the amount of plastic that enters our oceans by retrieving it before it reaches the open waters. For this purpose, we have designed Litter Traps made of recycled plastics that can easily be transported and implemented in different rivers. Our Litter Traps passively collect waste, using wind and water currents. Additionally, CLEAR RIVERS works to raise awareness of plastic pollution amongst students and local communities and to recycle the retrieved plastics into new and durable products.

Founder/sRamon Knoester

Year founded: 2014

Funding type: Grant

Seeking: Investment,Trail/ Pilot Site/ Partner,Grant / Funding

Location: Netherlands

Website

https://www.clearrivers.eu/
 

Ava Ocean

Ava Ocean

Stand: Sustainable Fishing, Ocean Conservation, Green Ports

Overview:

Ava Ocean has developed a new technology that enables gentle, yet efficient harvesting of seafood from the seabed, without negatively impacting fragile ocean habitats. Thanks to our patented solution, Ava Ocean has been granted the first licence to harvest Arctic scallops in Norway for more than 30 years. The global potential for this technology is immense, and Ava Ocean wants to drive positive change in the way we access sustainable seafood from the most exciting place on earth – the bottom of the sea!

Founder/sOystein Tvedt

Year founded: 2016

Funding type: Series B

Seeking: Investment,Trail/ Pilot Site/ Partner,Grant / Funding

Location: Norway

Website

https://avaocean.no/