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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  • Dodjela nagrada za najbolji projekt u Latviji

    10/12/2016
    Latvia
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    Adding value to fisheries, Promotion
    Zahvaljujući godišnjem natječaju za proglašenje najboljih projekata, koji podržava LAG-FLAG Liepaja, potiče se sudjelovanje zajednice, pokretanje novih projekata i praćenje rezultata.
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    5. es
    6. hr

  • The Millennium Tuna Route

    14/10/2016
    Spain
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    Business support, Promotion, Gastronomy, Tourism, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    With local unemployment standing at over 34% and an isolated and struggling fishing sector, Cádiz Estrecho FLAG has invested in promoting its fishing heritage – and in particular its traditional “almadraba” tuna fishing activity, which dates back to Phoenicians times – as a unique selling point to attract quality tourism beyond the peak season.
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  • FISCHtival of cultures: a colourful and international event with food and music as bridges for the integration of migrants

    05/10/2016
    Germany
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    Promotion, Tourism, Society and culture, Migrants and refugees, Youth
    FISCHtival, the open air festival of concerts and food organized by the Tirschenreuth FLAG in the summer of 2015, had not expected to provide such a transformation to the local community. The initial idea behind the event was to promote the activities of the pond fishing association, which is responsible for the administration of the FLAG.
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  • Certified octopus fishery

    16/09/2016
    Spain
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    Adding value to fisheries, Labelling, Promotion, Traceability, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    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.
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    4. fr
    5. it
    6. pl

  • Fishtaverns - Upgrading product and service quality in local seafood restaurants

    16/09/2016
    Cyprus
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    Adding value to fisheries, Diversification, Gastronomy, Tourism, Education and training
    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.
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    4. fr
    5. it
    6. pl
  • PROMIS map DK

    Project Result-Oriented Management Information System (PROMIS)

    24/08/2016
    Denmark
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    New technology, Governance
    To assist the LAGs and FLAGs in project selection and streamline decision-making, the Danish managing authority (MA) developed an IT system, which covers the entire process, from project application, to prioritisation, approval, reporting, monitoring and evaluation.
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    2. en
    3. es
    4. fr
    5. sv

  • Vianapesca PO – Stavljanje proizvoda na tržište – Promicanje konzervirane ribe pričom

    14/06/2016
    Portugal
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Processing, Promotion, Diversification, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    Ovaj projekt Organizacije proizvođača Vianapesca usmjeren je na dodavanje vrijednosti lokalnim ribarskim proizvodima putem prerade i marketniške kampanje.
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    2. en
    3. es
    4. hr
    5. lv
    6. pt

  • Social Return on Investment: a new way to measure FLAG results

    27/04/2016
    United Kingdom
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    Governance
    The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly FLAG commissioned an analysis of the Social Return on Investment in order to measure the impact of its animation activities. It found that each euro invested by the FLAG brought a social return of €5.45 in benefits to the local community.
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    2. de
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    5. fr
    6. pl

  • Boat stories: catching the human side of fisheries

    18/04/2016
    United Kingdom
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    Promotion, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Society and culture, Cultural heritage, Youth
    To help preserve and promote the local fishing communities of North Devon, UK, Boat stories set sail with the North Devon FLAG in 2014 to make 10 short films telling the personal stories of those living and working with boats in the area. The stories, told by the skippers or crew, open the door to a world mostly hidden to even those who live on the coast, enticing the audience to come and have a closer look.
    1. en

  • Sponging up pollution

    21/03/2016
    France
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    Aquaculture, Environment, Water quality, Integrated coastal management
    Marine sponges are filter feeder organisms known to accumulate metallic trace elements and digest fecal bacteria from the marine environment. That’s why academic researchers from the LBCM (Université de Bretagne Sud) teamed up with shellfish farmers to explore the filtration capacities of marine sponges to improve sea-water quality in shellfish farming areas.
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