FLAG Factsheet
--ARCHIVED as of 31 January 2020--
The FLAG is located along the South Eastern shores of County Down. The three main villages include in the territory are Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie. The historic coastal ports of these three which comprises 95% of the fisheries industry in Northern Ireland. All are historic coastal ports, with many families working in the fishing industry for generations. Although the areas share a common maritime tradition and relative socio-economic characteristics, each village is unique.
Over the last 30 years, the fishing industry has faced a continual decline in fish stocks. Allied with wider economic and environmental factors, this presents a significant challenge to the FLAG area and its local fishing community.
The FLAG strategy has the following objectives:
National
Projects may be presented and are selected on an ongoing basis, there are no specific deadlines: https://seaflag.co.uk/application/
The FLAG shares its territory with the local LEADER LAG and the two groups share certain board members and cooperated on an informal basis. The FLAG is in a formal partnership with the South East FLAG in Ireland, the two groups cooperated on a formal basis and share resources.
FLAG members include the Anglo North Irish Fish Producers Organisation, Ards and North Down Borough Council, County Down Rural Community Network, David Henderson Design (Private), Down Business Centre, Kilkeel Chamber of Commerce, Mourne Heritage Trust, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority, Northern Ireland Fishing Producers Organisation, Northern Ireland Women in fisheries, Scampi Processors Association, Seafish UK, Southern Regional College, and Strangford Lough and Lecale.