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.

L’association des ligneurs professionnels de Bretagne a organisé une campagne de communication pour faire la promotion des produits issus de la pêche à la ligne. Deux GALPA ont coopéré et apporté leur soutien à cette campagne de sensibilisation à la durabilité environnementale et à la qualité de cette technique de pêche.

La conchyliculture est une activité économique importante sur la côte atlantique française. Mais elle génère aussi des moules sous-calibrées – des sous-produits qui sont habituellement jetés. Ce projet entend tirer profit de leur potentiel en les utilisant pour produire du méthane, lui-même source d’énergie.

Le Chantier Bretagne Sud a mis en œuvre un projet visant à soutenir la transition des exploitations ostréicoles vers les énergies renouvelables, en analysant leurs besoins et en mettant à leur disposition une technologie adaptée.

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.

Des ostréiculteurs du sud de la Bretagne ont installé une bouée munie d’une sonde multiparamètres haute fréquence pour mieux comprendre la fixation du naissain de l’huître plate, une ressource essentielle dans la région.

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.