What you’ll do:
Pick lost lures and fishing gear around Tromsø, and drop them at the collection station in the city center.
When:
One year (01/10/2026-30/09/2027)
Where:
Tromsø and surroundings
What the project is about:
Lead weights and fishing lures are regularly lost at popular fishing spots around Tromsø, where they accumulate on the seafloor over time. Recently, at Hella, a popular fishing spot near Tromsø, three freedivers collected over 10 kg of lead in just 20 minutes! Rissa Citizen Science and SUT (Studentenes Undervannsklubb Tromsø) are teaming up for this 12-month project, inviting divers to collect recreational fishing gear, raise public awareness of the issue, and transform the collected material into an artwork. HOW TO PARTICIPATE - Join a Rissa CS/SUT event, or plan your own dive, collect lures and other fishing gear in a safely manner. - Fill out the online form (link below) with your name, location and number of active participants. - Drop your harvest in the collection station in Tromsø city center (location TBD) and we will contact you! WHAT NEXT? We are emptying the collection box regularly, to weigh and categorize the collected items. Every month, the main contributors will receive a prize (check the list of sponsors below) After one year, the collected items will be turned into an art piece by a Tromsø-based artist, and it will be exhibited in a public space. Various actions will be taken to advocate for the use of lead-free fishing lures around Tromsø. Everyone is welcome to join the effort: reach out if you are interested!
Join these events
The project co-leaders
The project's ambassadors
Borghild Viem & Fredric Ihrsen
Borghild and Fredric have been a great source of inspiration to us through their long-standing commitment to protecting and sharing (with Nord&Ne) the beauty of the Saltstraumen marine protected area
Recreational fishing is intense in there, and fishing gear is constantly being lost in the sea. Since 2008, Borghild and Fredric have been removing marine litter, building valuable hands-on experience along the way.
We are deeply honored to have these two dedicated ocean advocates, and highly-experienced divers, as ambassadors for the Dykk Etter Bly project.
The partners
Naturverforbundet Tromsø will contribute by organizing outreach events, with guest speakers, screenings and debates.
Hold Norge Rent acts as an advisor, and bring their expertise with marine litter, and stakehodlers engagement.
We are looking for other partners:
-
Local dive clubs
-
Local shops in Tromsø willing to a give away the monthly prizes
-
Recreational fishing gear retailer willing to promote lead-free lures
-
Artists and art schools interested in producing an art piece from the collected gear
-
Sponsors, so we can offer transport to the volunteers during the events and cover the project's expenses
They are offering prizes
