France

The 23 French FLAGs are seen as a tool to help the sector become more attractive, and to create economic opportunities through better investment conditions, better synergies among fisheries and aquaculture activities, increased added-value of fisheries and aquaculture products, and new ways of doing business.

A four-year project to bring participative local development to the Kerkennah islands has proved that CLLD can be a valuable tool beyond the shores of Europe. Funded by ENPARD under the EU’s neighbourhood policy, the project, known as DEVLOK, has invested around €1.2M in these Tunisian fishing communities, diversifying the local economy and creating 47 new companies and 89 jobs.

The professional line fishers’ association of the Brittany region has run a communication campaign to promote line-caught fish. Two FLAGs cooperated to support this campaign that highlights the environmental sustainability and quality that are associated with this way of fishing.

La asociación de pescadores profesionales con sedal de la región de Bretaña ha llevado a cabo una campaña de comunicación para promover el pescado capturado con dicha técnica. La campaña, en la que han colaborado dos GALP, pretende sensibilizar al público sobre la sostenibilidad medioambiental y la calidad asociadas a este tipo de pesca.

La acuicultura conchícola constituye una importante actividad económica en la costa francesa del Atlántico, aunque también genera subproductos en forma de mejillones de pequeño tamaño que se suelen desechar. El objetivo de este proyecto es explotar el potencial que este producto tiene para generar metano como fuente de energía.

Chantier Bretagne Sud, un astillero ubicado en la región francesa de Bretaña, ha dirigido un proyecto para ayudar a los ostricultores bretones en su proceso de transición hacia las energías renovables, estudiando para ello sus necesidades y ofreciendo tecnologías adaptadas.

The Intercommunal Syndicate of Arcachon Bay (SIBA) is looking for FLAGs from EU in a variety of areas, including bays, lagoons andr gulf ecosystems, for exchanging good practices on water quality preservation. The final goal of this cooperation would be to engage with local/regional agencies in charge of water quality management; to exchange good practices, share lessons and answer common questions; and to set the baseline for a formal cooperation across European bays on the topic of water quality management.

Los ostricultores del sur de Bretaña han instalado una boya multisensorial de alta frecuencia para tener un mejor conocimiento del asentamiento de las semillas de la ostra plana, un recurso fundamental de la zona.

WWF and Blue Seeds have launched an innovative scheme supporting small-scale fishers in coastal areas that want to implement measures to reduce the environmental impact of fisheries.

WWF and Blue Seeds have launched an innovative scheme supporting small-scale fishers in coastal areas that want to implement measures to reduce the environmental impact of fisheries.