Kaszuby FLAG

Official name:

Lokalna Grupa Rybacka Kaszuby

Country:

Poland

Region:

Pomerania

Code:

PL213

Programming period:

2014-2020

Area

The area is situated in the north-eastern part of Pomerania, in the Kaszuby Lake district. There are over 100 lakes and several rivers, the total surface of waters is over 6,000 hectares (nearly 5% of the FLAG area). Most of the lakes are owned by the state, others are rented by small family businesses which carry out extensive fish production. One of the challenges is the falling incomes of the fish farms as although there is good demand for fresh fish from the lake, prices are low. Cormorants cause significant losses. Many people in fishing families, particularly women, are looking for new sources of income, and are increasingly looking towards the tourism sector. The fishing sector is poorly integrated in the fishing community.

Type of area:

Inland
Rural
Urban

Sea Basins:

Rivers and Lakes

Protected areas:

There are 13 natural reserves, the Kaszuby Landscape Park, two areas of protected landscape, 11 Natura 2000 areas and many valuable natural monuments.

Population

92 534

Surface area (km²)

957

Population density

Total employment in fisheries

104

Fishing:

Aquaculture:

Processing:

FLAG strategy

The FLAG intends to improve the integration of the fisheries sector into the local community, strengthen its identity and promote the Kaszuby fisheries tradition (including traditional fishing equipment, skills, fish cooking recipes etc.).

It will seek to support business development both within the fisheries supply chain and in other sectors. It will also carry out training and awareness raising about water quality and the natural assets of the area, including the impact of cormorants on the incomes of fish farms. Support is also envisaged to strengthen civic dialogue and improve participation of the fisheries communities in local governance.

Themes:

Objective:

Adding value, creating jobs, and promoting innovation along the fisheries chain

Priority:

% of the budget allocated:

Supporting diversification

65%

Enhancing and capitalising on the environmental assets

Promoting social wellbeing and cultural heritage

25%

Strengthening the role of fisheries communities in local development

Funding

Total public budget allocated to the FLAG for 2014-2020:

2 271 000

EMFF:

1 930 350
MS co-financing:

340 650
Sources of co-funding:

National

Project examples

Developing publicly accessible tourism infrastructure linked with fisheries activity, for example promenades, bicycle routes, boat harbours etc.
Supporting businesses in production, processing and distribution of fishing and aquaculture products
Starting or developing business activity in non-fisheries sector (opening a restaurant, shop, holiday houses etc.)

Calls for proposals

The calls for projects will be launched according to a pre-established timetable which will be available on the FLAG website: www.lgrkaszuby.pl

Expertise & cooperation

The FLAG has experience in implementing cooperation projects, in particular the interterritorial project on the training of future chefs in cooking fish which was awarded in the FARNET conference in 2015 and which resulted in a joint project with a Bulgarian FLAG and a cookery book in three languages.
The FLAG is interested in improving the operations of the FLAG through dialogue and participation, developing human and social capital through cooperation projects and also involving representatives of the fisheries sector.
The FLAG already envisages several cooperation projects for the current period including the continuation of the interterritorial project “Northern Fisheries Trail, involving nine Polish FLAGs. Furthermore, it is also hoped to continue the cooperation project with the North Kaszuby FLAG and the Bulgarian FLAG Shabla-Kavarna-Balchik on training of gastronomy school students. The FLAG also has many projects developing social capital and environmental knowledge under consideration

Budget envisaged for cooperation:

90840.00

Cooperation ideas

Fisheries and angling potential: creating the conditions for local development

Partnership

Accountable body:

Lokalna Grupa Rybacka Kaszuby

Members of the partnership:

The partnership is composed of individuals, NGOs (Kaszuby Popular University, angling and hunting associations, local development associations), businesses (including the largest fish producing farm RADBUR) and local authorities (seven municipalities and one county administration)

Number of individuals/organisations in partnership/general assembly:

112

% of fisheries actors:

25%

% of other (non-fisheries) private / NGO sector actors:

65%

% of environmental actors:

Number of individuals on main decision-making body/board:

% of public actors:

28%

Number of contracted staff in FLAG:

3,00

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