FARNET
Fisheries Areas Network

Good Practice

EU FLAG projects as of February 2020With the second generation of FLAGs now up and running, there is a growing number of project examples from the past and the present which can inspire other actions aimed at developing fisheries and aquaculture areas around Europe, be it through economic, environmental or social support and investment.
The project descriptions and short stories below give an insight into some of the local projects funded by the FLAGs, while the methods provide helpful examples of effective programme management, ranging from community outreach to FLAG self-assessment.

Good practice examples from 2010-2016

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  • Seaweed collection to fertilise local fields

    09/12/2021
    Spain
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Processing, Short circuits, Fisheries by-products, Circular economy, Integrated coastal management, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Women
    In the Vigo-A Guarda FLAG area, shellfish gatherers are working with local wine producers and a forestry association to turn seaweed - once a nuisance to their activity - into a valuable and sustainable resource: quality compost.
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  • Mobilising and training volunteers to prevent poaching

    09/12/2021
    Bulgaria
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    Environment, Fisheries resources, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Education and training
    High Western Rhodopes is a popular fishing destination, which creates economic and social benefits for the local communities, but also environmental concerns, such as poaching. To prevent poaching, the FLAG financed training for volunteers to protect the local environment.
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  • Making local products the brand of the area

    09/12/2021
    Poland
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Promotion, Gastronomy, Tourism
    The Carp Valley FLAG strategy has a clear focus on encouraging local entrepreneurship. The area, highly dependent on inland fisheries and aquaculture, uses its products as an engine for diversification, tourism promotion and awareness-raising about the assets of the territory.
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  • Producing fish and seaweed

    23/11/2021
    Denmark
    A local company is piloting the integration a vertical seaweed cultivation system into the recirculated aquaculture system (RAS) industry to reduce the environmental impact of land-based fish production.
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  • Decarbonising economic activities in Culatra Island

    15/11/2021
    Portugal
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    Aquaculture, New technology, Tourism, Environment, Energy
    The Sotavento do Algarve FLAG supported investment to enable Culatra Island, Portugal’s most important location for aquaculture production, to transition to solar energy.
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  • Promoting underused fish species and improving migrants´ integration

    15/11/2021
    Finland
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    Promotion, Gastronomy, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Society and culture, Education and training, Migrants and refugees
    The Ostrobothnia FLAG supported a project getting local community members and migrants to create innovative recipes from underused fish species. As a result, the consumption of less valued fish increased, and the cultural interaction and integration of migrants improved.
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    5. fi
    6. fr

  • Από τα θαλάσσια απορρίμματα στα εργαλεία για τον κλάδο της αλιείας

    12/11/2021
    Spain
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    Circular economy, Marine litter, Society and culture, Education and training, Infrastructure, Women
    Η ομάδα FLAG Costa Sostible έχει υποστηρίξει την ανακαίνιση ενός εγκαταλελειμμένου σχολείου της περιοχής προκειμένου να χρησιμοποιηθεί ως νέο κέντρο μετασχηματισμού θαλάσσιων απορριμάτων από τρεις συλλόγους ατόμων με αναπηρία.
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  • Preserving wild sea urchins through sustainable farming

    22/10/2021
    Portugal
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    Aquaculture, Business support, New technology, Gastronomy, Environment, Fisheries resources
    The Mondego Mar FLAG financed a project to bring some unused saltpans back into use to produce an aquaculture product which is highly coveted by restaurateurs: the sea urchin, also known as ‘Portuguese caviar’.
    1. en

  • Joint promotion for increasing local incomes

    30/09/2021
    Poland
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    Adding value to fisheries, Promotion, Short circuits, Gastronomy, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Cultural heritage, Education and training
    Two FLAGs in Poland have joined efforts to implement a project promoting the fishing potential of two different regions. By focusing on their areas of greatest expertise, the FLAGs made a greater impact in their respective localities.
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  • Η τεχνολογία blockchain (αλυσίδα συστοιχιών) βελτιώνει την ιχνηλασιμότητα για τους αλιείς μικρής κλίμακας

    28/09/2021
    Italy
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    Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Labelling, New technology, Short circuits, Traceability, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    Σκοπός του εν λόγω έργου συνεργασίας ήταν να εφαρμοστεί στην αλιεία μια τεχνολογία που βασίζεται στην αρχή του «blockchain». Χρησιμοποιώντας το αξιόπιστο αυτό σύστημα από κοινού καταγραφής, οι τρεις ομάδες FLAG εφάρμοσαν ένα σύστημα ιχνηλασιμότητας, το οποίο παρέχει πλήρεις και ακριβείς πληροφορίες σε καταναλωτές προϊόντων αλιείας μικρής κλίμακας.
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