About MRRP
Monofilament line is another name for single-strand,
high-density, nylon fishing line that is used on fishing reels and
in the manufacturing of fishing nets.
The Monofilament Recovery & Recycling Program (MRRP) is a
statewide effort to educate the public on the problems caused by
monofilament line left in the environment, to encourage recycling
through a network of line recycling bins and drop-off locations,
and to conduct volunteer monofilament line cleanup events.
The program was initiated with funding from the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission Advisory Council for Environmental
Education and involves partnerships as the key to its success.
Goals and Objectives
Long-term goal 1: Heighten
awareness about the negative impacts that fishing line debris has
on human welfare, marine life, and water quality.
Long-term goal 2: Decrease the
amount of fishing line entering and remaining in the natural
environment.
Long-term goal 3: Increase the
amount of fishing line being recycled.
Strategies to reach these
goals:
1) Market and advertise
using educational media that are appropriately designed to reach
targeted audiences.
2) Facilitate active participation
in project activities by providing opportunities for targeted
audiences to recycle fishing line, to volunteer to check or adopt
bins, and to participate in debris cleanup events.
3) Involve key community members in
program implementation that will sustain the program after
establishment and encourage ?buy-in? from the
community.
Objective 1: Provide all the
technical support needed for any interested organization to
initiate MRRP.
Objective 2: Increase the number of
tackle shops that are hosting Berkley line recycling
receptacles.
Objective 3: Increase the number of
outdoor recycling bins throughout the state.
Objective 4: Increase the number of
monofilament line cleanup events throughout the state.
Objective 5: Distribute educational
materials that include flyers announcing the recycling program that
can be distributed with fishing licenses, business posters to share
with participating tackle shops and partnering organizations, and
brochures to share with targeted audiences at events and
presentations.