Good Practice Projects

A combination of one-to-one engagement with local fisheries businesses, networking them with each other and the provision of business mentoring support has helped improve the supply of local fish into the Northern Devon market and create new economic activities.

Scallop fishermen teamed up with scientists to study the possibility of cultivating Queen Scallops in the Vigo Estuary, diversifying their production method and improving the sustainability of their activity.

Ani la rând, pescarii locali au suferit în urma efectelor crizei financiare. Sistemul bancar al regiunii se limitează la câțiva operatori cu constrângeri stricte la acordarea de împrumuturi. Pescarii nu pot furniza neapărat o garanție tipică, ceea ce le îngreunează obținerea de împrumuturi.

With the support of Axis 4, a Spanish octopus fishery became the world’s first to receive Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, opening up new marketing opportunities to the local fleet.

The “Fishtaverns” project aims to raise the quality standards of local seafood restaurants – their products and hosting capabilities – notably by improving the use of fresh fisheries products and applying attractive communication tools.

This project by the Vianapesca Producer Organisation (PO) focused on adding value to local fisheries products through processing and a marketing campaign. Faced with the problem of low prices, the Vianapesca PO needed to find a way to enhance the value of low priced fish such as mackerel and sardine. It therefore approached the FLAG with the idea of designing a project on adding value.

TELECAPECHE is an e-technology system that provides real-time data to local fisheries and aquaculture committees, helping them to monitor fish stocks and adopt suitable management measures. Launched with Axis 4 support, the system’s creators are now looking at some big developments using CLLD under the EMFF.

As part of a broader cooperation project to promote the image of fishing and the coastal culture of the Mediterranean, a new online radio station gives a voice to ideas, news, culture and activities related to fisheries and the sea.

Through cooperation with local fishermen and designers, and inspired by traditional techniques from other fishing communities in Europe, a young French entrepreneur has developed an innovative fish skin tanning process and now sells her “marine leather” to fashion designers all around the country.

Prin sprijinul financiar al Axei 4, un pescar de pe insula estoniană Hiiumaa și-a diversificat activitățile din afara sezonului de pescuit pentru a produce unelte de pescuit și plase multifuncționale. Pe lângă crearea unui loc de muncă cu normă parțială pentru acest pescar, au mai fost create patru locuri de muncă cu normă întreagă pentru femei la nivel local.