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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  • Private fish processor investing in the FLAGs

    31/01/2020
    Finland
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Processing, Promotion
    With their “Thanks to the Fisherman” campaign, one of Finland’s biggest fish processors, aims to raise approximately €100 000 for the FLAGs to support their local fishermen
    1. en

  • A social enterprise that places local fish in school canteens

    24/01/2020
    France
    ,
    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Processing, Promotion, Short circuits, Youth
    A social joint venture between the Red Cross and a local fish auction helps the unemployed into work while securing a place to process undervalued local seafood.
    1. en
    2. es
    3. fr
    4. lv
    5. pt
    6. sv

  • Fishing festivals to promote local freshwater species

    20/12/2019
    Lithuania
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    Adding value to fisheries, Promotion, Gastronomy, Tourism, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Society and culture, Cultural heritage
    A cooperation project promoting fishing heritage, strengthening local traditions and increasing the consumption of forgotten freshwater fish species.
    1. da
    2. el
    3. en
    4. fi
    5. fr
    6. lt

  • Fish farm transforms into a tourism and recreation centre

    19/12/2019
    Poland
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    Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Diversification, Tourism
    A Polish fish farm has diversified and transformed into a thriving tourism and recreation centre, adding value and an additional revenue stream.
    1. de
    2. en
    3. lt
    4. pl
    5. ro
    6. sl

  • Sostegno allo sviluppo delle imprese nella valle del Barycz

    18/12/2019
    Poland
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Tourism, Environment, Governance, Cultural heritage, Education and training
    Mediante una serie di attività interconnesse e di metodi innovativi per la gestione della qualità, un FLAG rafforza le capacità delle imprese locali, come aziende di acquacoltura, ristoranti e prestatori di servizi didattici e ricreativi, e le incoraggia a cooperare.
    1. bg
    2. de
    3. en
    4. it
    5. pl
    6. ro

  • Una rete di percorsi di immersione sostenibili

    17/12/2019
    Greece- Cyprus
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    Diversification, Marine activities, Tourism, Water quality, Integrated coastal management
    Un progetto di cooperazione ha integrato la sostenibilità ambientale, sociale ed economica in 30 zone di immersione in Grecia e Cipro.
    1. el
    2. en
    3. es
    4. hr
    5. it
    6. sl

  • Minced fish from unwanted by-catch

    24/10/2019
    Finland
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, New technology, Processing, Circular economy, Fisheries resources
    Local fishermen in Lapland, northern Finland, create a mincing facility to process unwanted by-catch into new marketable products such as fish fingers.
    1. en

  • Trasformazione di un vecchio impianto per motori navali in un centro comunitario polivalente

    02/10/2019
    Denmark
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    Business support, Marine activities, Infrastructure, Youth
    Sull’isola Ærø, un impianto in disuso per motori navali è stato convertito in un centro comunitario di sostegno all’imprenditoria marittima locale. Il progetto si prefigge di dare impulso all’economia dell’isola e di migliorare la coesione sociale.
    1. da
    2. de
    3. en
    4. es
    5. it
    6. sl

  • Using a Hackathon to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in coastal areas

    12/09/2019
    France
    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.
    1. da
    2. el
    3. en
    4. es
    5. fr
    6. pl

  • Port development through local cooperation in Sweden

    10/09/2019
    Sweden
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    Gastronomy, Marine activities, Tourism, Governance, Integrated coastal management, Infrastructure
    The operation of Hästholmen harbour involves the cooperation of several local actors. Through a series of FLAG projects, the port has been improved and developed in accordance with the local community’s needs and opportunities.
    1. en