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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  • Maritime job sharing

    11/04/2018
    France
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    Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Business support, Youth
    FLAG supports the setting up of an organisation to encourage and facilitate job sharing between local oyster farming activities and the fishing sector.
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  • Detecting toxic microalgae

    22/02/2018
    France
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    Aquaculture, Business support, New technology, Environment, Climate change, Water quality
    Oyster farms on the Leucate lagoon are regularly affected by toxic phytoplankton, leading to economic losses, especially during the high season around Christmas. In search of a solution, shellfish farmers teamed up with a biotech start-up to test a new, quick and easy way to detect toxic marine microalgae and anticipate its proliferation.
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  • Crushed shells and 3D printing

    11/01/2018
    Italy
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    New technology, Arts and crafts, Fisheries by-products, Environment, Circular economy
    In Olbia, the northern area of Sardinia, the shells of mussels are no longer considered waste. With the help of the FLAG, local students and teachers are using crushed shells to create useful objects of all sorts, from moulds created by 3D printing.
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  • Bisset’s Fish Van

    11/01/2018
    United Kingdom
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Processing, Short circuits, Tourism
    Local fish delivered fresh to the doorstep as fisherman boosts the family business through direct sales from FLAG funded van.
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  • Boosting a seaweed business on the Irish offshore Islands

    11/01/2018
    Ireland
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    Aquaculture, Business support, Marine activities
    West FLAG supports business development among some of the most marginalised and remote communities in the country, including offshore islands and native Irish speaking communities where a seaweed company has grown from one to four employees.
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  • Mobilising the Baltic young through LAG-FLAG cooperation

    19/12/2017
    Estonia
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    Society and culture, Cultural heritage, Education and training, Youth
    Two FLAGs and two LAGs from Finland and Estonia signed a cooperation agreement to promote youth exchanges around fisheries cultural heritage in order to revitalise the traditional links between Estonian coastal villages and Finnish coastal areas.
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  • Trialling more selective lobster pots

    15/12/2017
    United Kingdom
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    New technology, Environment, Fisheries resources, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    FLAG cooperates with local fisheries management body to encourage uptake by fishermen to trial lobster pots with specially designed escape gaps, providing both environmental and commercial benefits.
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  • Sea fishing and sightseeing offered by a Baltic fisherman

    11/12/2017
    Latvia
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    Diversification, Pesca-tourism, Tourism
    Ģirts Purviņš is the owner of GP Trading Ltd. and an experienced freshwater and saltwater fisherman. With the support of his local FLAG he has diversified his activities and the area’s tourism offer.
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  • Blue Economy Awards for FLAG projects

    11/12/2017
    Spain
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    Diversification
    A project competition and awards ceremony were organised by the regional administration to boost communication around CLLD and increase local awareness of the FLAGs’ work in Galicia’s coastal areas.
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  • Meretrühvlite kasvatus

    01/12/2017
    Italy
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    Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Marine activities, Environment, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    Kohalik kalandussektori ühisettevõte ja uurimisinstituut viivad ellu eduka pilootprojekti veenuskarbi ehk meretrühvli kasvatamiseks, et kohalikku vesiviljelustoodangut mitmekesistada.
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