Landing of Ulysses FLAG

Official name:

FLAG Approdo Di Ulisse

Country:

Italy

Region:

Campania

Code:

IT-CAM-IT214

Programming period:

2007-2013

2014-2020

Area

The FLAG covers an area of 162 km 2, and includes 20 municipalities in the provinces of Naples and Salerno (from Castellammare di Stabia to Vietri sul Mare). The area is geographically identified as the Sorrento Peninsula and Amalfi Coast with the addition of the adjacent Island of Capri and is highly popular for tourism. During Axis 4, the area was covered by the Punta Campanella – Parco dei Monti Lattari FLAG, with the exception of the Castellammare di Stabia municipality and Capri island.

The fisheries sector here is facing severe challenges in terms of diminishing fish resources and falling competitiveness. Supporting the socio-economic development of the small-scale fisheries sector and helping it to diversify into the strong potential of the local tourism economy, is therefore a key objective for the FLAG.

Type of area:

Coastal
Island

Sea Basins:

Mediterranean

Protected areas:

The area has six sites of Community Importance (SCI) and four Special Protection Areas (SPAs) areas, and three natural parks (Monti Lattari, Punta Campanella and Valle delle Ferriere).

Population

197 082

Surface area (km²)

161

Population density

1 219

Total employment in fisheries

206

Fishing:

163

Aquaculture:

Processing:

Women employment in fisheries:

FLAG strategy

The FLAG’s strategy focuses on the competitive, integrated and sustainable development of the area based on its local identity and making use of its natural and cultural resources. It aims to create a favourable environment for the development of viable entrepreneurial initiatives, to strengthen interactions between fisheries, tourism, crafts and agriculture sectors, and to facilitate knowledge transfer between these sectors. As fishing is still considered as a purely economic activity in the area, the FLAG will promote an innovative approach and support developing links with cultural and environmental services.

The following actions are planned:

Adapt infrastructures for small fisheries and associated activities;
Develop forms of direct marketing of the catch and improve transport;
Increase the skills of the fishermen in the sector, strengthening capacities and innovation;
Improve communication between producers and buyers;
Support cooperation between actors in the area.

Themes:

Objective:

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

Priority:

% of the budget allocated:

41%

Supporting diversification

26%

Enhancing and capitalising on the environmental assets

Strengthening the role of fisheries communities in local development

31%

Promoting social wellbeing and cultural heritage

Funding

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

1 739 960

EMFF:

869 980
MS co-financing:

869 980
Sources of co-funding:

National and regional

Project examples

Set up a management plan for small-scale fisheries and for the protection of the marine biodiversity;
Creation of a brand for local products that includes ethical and environmental characteristics and that values the principles of circular economy.

Expertise & cooperation

The FLAG is interested in cooperation projects dealing with the development of sustainable tourism, direct sales of local fisheries products, joint marketing of local products from land and sea, and building links between producers and local catering/restaurants.

Furthermore, the FLAG is developing the following cooperation ideas:

"Mediterranean Lifestyle": This action aims to promote the tourism potential of the area via the construction of a network between FLAGs, including promotion of the Mediterranean diet and local cultural heritage of the fisheries villages;
"Mari d'Europa": The action aims to exchange practices and know-how among local producers and other European companies about processing of fish products, in particular anchovies.

Budget envisaged for cooperation:

85000.00

Links with LEADER or other CLLD groups

The FLAG shares certain board members with the local Terra Protetta LEADER LAG and their territories overlap. The two groups signed a partnership agreement and implement both strategies in close cooperation.

Partnership

Members of the partnership:

FLAG members include fisheries cooperatives and associations, trade associations, 20 municipalities, the LEADER LAG Terra Protetta, Monti Lattari regional park and the marine protected area of Punta Campanella.

Number of individuals/organisations in partnership/general assembly:

% of fisheries actors:

29%

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

31%

% of environmental actors:

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

% of public actors:

29%

Number of contracted staff in FLAG:

2,00