For the fourth consecutive year, Boulogne-sur-Mer has hosted a Hackathon to foster entrepreneurial and innovative ideas in tackling the challenges faced by the region’s coastal areas.
Irish FLAGs have supported the development of six Regional Inshore Fisheries Forums (RIFFs) and a National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) to ensure representation of the small-scale segment of the fleet in regional and national decision making.
The Regional Government of Galicia offers an inspirational example of how to plan CLLD implementation in advance to ensure FLAGs remain operational from one programming period to another. This has helped to safeguard the local dynamic and credibility built up by the FLAGs and ensure funds are quickly available for new projects in the new period.
För att stimulera kommunikation kring LLU och öka medvetenheten om FLAG-gruppernas arbete i Galiciens kustområden anordnade den regionala förvaltningen en projekttävling och en prisutdelningsceremoni.
Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Governance, Complementary funding
The Eastern Cantabria FLAG has partnered with a local microcredit institution in assessing business plans to help community members obtain loans to launch new companies in its area.
National Networks (NNs) play an important role in linking the FLAGs, fisheries stakeholders, national and regional administrations involved in fisheries local development. The Latvian NN facilitates exchange and learning not only between FLAGs but also within the whole fisheries sector.
Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Promotion, Short circuits, Marine activities, Tourism, Education and training
FLAG animation activities on a local fish farm have encouraged fish consumption, raised environmental awareness and launched new forms of local fish sales in the community.
An annual competition for the best projects supported by the Liepaja LAG-FLAG helps to involve the community, inspire new projects and monitor results.
För att bistå LAG och FLAG vid projekturval och rationalisera beslutsfattandet har den danska förvaltningsmyndigheten utvecklat ett IT-system som omfattar hela processen – från projektansökan till prioriteringar, godkännande, redovisning, uppföljning och utvärdering.