FLAG Factsheet
The Blue Coast FLAG area’s main features are the wide hill zone, interrupted by a big river valley, and several densely populated coastal towns. The sandy shore has a Mediterranean climate and scrub.
The most important assets of the local economy are the environment and the tourism. The fishing sector is led by a small fleet and the small-scale fishery. The value of the blue economy is equal to the 4% of the total. The biggest challenge is to enhance the collaboration between private and public operators
The FLAG area has four protected areas: The Marine Protected Area of “Torre del Cerrano”, The regional natural reserve “Borsacchio”, the coastal biotope “adriatico di Martinsicuro e Villa Rosa” and the natural oasis “Le fonti del Vascello”.
FLAG’s main aim is to become a local fishing centre involving local administrations and institutions, research and higher education institutes, enterprises, associations with special attention to the environmental associations. The local development strategy is intended to promote both environmental and gender equality opportunities, to enhance and develop the innovation of supply chains, and the sustainable development of the tourism sector.
National and Regional
The FLAG’s project examples and ideas include:
Calls for projects are posted on the FLAG website:
The FLAG has got experience in direct selling channels of local fisheries produce. Moving forward the FLAG wants to build on this experience by focusing on aspects such as buying groups, river and coastal contracts. To date, the FLAG has cooperated with five other neighboring FLAGs and the Pinna Nobilis LAG on projects that are oriented to:
The FLAG has an informal link with the Chioggia and Delta del Po FLAG to develop cooperation projects on youth entrepreneurship. The FLAG also coordinates its work informally with the Costa di Pescara and Costa dei Trabocchi FLAGs.
The FLAG members include seven municipalities, the province of Teramo, the chamber of commerce of Teramo, several research institutes and trade associations, the University of Teramo, operator associations and fishing trade unions.