FLAGs and local resource management: Vigo, 13-15 March 2018

FARNET's sixth transnational seminar of the 2014-2020 programming period was held on 13-15 March 2018 on “FLAGs and local resource management”. This seminar was organised at the initiative of the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) of the European Commission with the support of the Xunta de Galicia, the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and the Environment and the Vigo – A Guarda FLAG.

The seminar aimed to:

Assist FLAGs in their efforts to contribute to the development of a bottom-up approach to local resource management and support the conservation of local resources;
Stimulate exchange, peer learning and cooperation among FLAGs interested in issues linked with local resource management.

The seminar themes were addressed through a series of presentations, moderated discussions in working groups and mini-plenary sessions, a market of inspiration gathering key projects, and during a field visit.

AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS

Day 1: Tuesday, 13 March 2018
19.00	Registration, warm-up activity and dinner in the Clube Náutico de Vigo
Day 2: Wednesday, 14 March 2018
09.00 – 10.30	Opening Plenary: Welcome by Rosa Quintana Carballo, Regional Minister for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Xunta de Galicia Agenda and objectives by Gilles van de Walle, Team Leader, FARNET Support Unit Bridging environmental and fisheries policies by Matjaž Malgaj, Head of Unit, Marine Environment & Water Industry, DG Environment Fisheries CLLD in Galicia by Susana Rodríguez Carballo, Director General, General Directorate for Fisheries Development, Xunta de Galicia Introduction to the theme by the FARNET Support Unit Presentation of the Ría de Vigo – A Guarda FLAG by Juan Manuel Gregorio Vaqueiro, FLAG Chairman
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break and participants register for the Market of inspirations presentations
11.00 – 12.30	Mini plenaries session Two rounds of 3 mini plenaries in parallel: Developing & setting up co-management at local level Promoting sustainable fishing and aquaculture activities Certification Promoting sustainable fisheries in the EU Encouraging local actions for ecosystem restoration Policy context of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Ecosystem based management & the human factor Round 1 (11h00-11h40) Round 2 (11h45-12h30)
12.30 – 13.45	Lunch
13.45 – 15.15	Working groups session 1 Four working groups in parallel: Theme 1: Co-management at local level Lake Vättern Fisheries Co-management Group Theme 2: Management in Natura 2000/protected areas Improvement of the governance in artisanal fisheries management within the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park Theme 3: Certification and monitoring Orkney Shellfish Research Project Theme 4: Fishing gear innovation and landing obligation Developing selective systems to reduce by-catch of endangered species
15.15 – 16.00	Coffee break
16.00 – 17.30	Market of inspiration: presentation of examples from FLAGs: Overall project descriptions Vakava: a network for marketing unwanted catch Monitoring activities for biodiversity conservation How to set up a Marine Protected Area Implementing discard management Inshore Fisheries Forum Sea urchin co-management Fishery Improvement Project: brown crab fishery MSC certification for local octopus fishery EU-wide lobster stock restoration New structure for interactive dialogue AL Percebe: co-management of the goose barnacle Telecapeche: an e-technology monitoring system
17.30 – 18.30	Cooperation Time
20.00	Dinner in the Museo do Mar de Galicia, courtesy of the Xunta de Galicia
Day 3: Thursday, 15 March 2018
09.00 – 10.30	Working groups session 2 Four working groups in parallel: Theme 1: Co-management at local level Thorupstrand Guild of Coastal Fishermen Theme 2: Management in Natura 2000/protected areas Constructing biological ponds assuring the growth of spawning grounds for both commercial and protected species Theme 3: Certification and monitoring MSC certification for the western Asturias Octopus traps fishery: the role of FLAG Theme 4: Fishing gear innovation and landing obligation Fish traps - an alternative to gillnet-fishing in German Baltic Sea waters?
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 12.15	Plenary restitution for the four working groups Presentation of the working groups outputs followed by a discussion between the experts and the audience.
12.15 – 13.00	Closing session
13.00 – 18.30	Field trip to visit Ría de Vigo – A Guarda FLAG projects (optional)

Information

Type	Transnational seminars

Publication date:

15/03/2018