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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  • Xesmar: un’applicazione digitale per la gestione delle attività di raccolta dei molluschi

    30/07/2019
    Spain
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    New technology, Fisheries resources
    Una piattaforma digitale sviluppata da e per il settore della molluschicoltura semplifica e migliora la gestione quotidiana, il controllo e la pianificazione delle attività di raccolta.
    1. el
    2. en
    3. es
    4. fr
    5. it
    6. pt

  • Fil & Fab: From harbour collection to recycling of old fishing nets

    22/07/2019
    France
    ,
    Business support, New technology, Environment, Circular economy, Marine litter
    New start-up, Fil & Fab, is tackling the issue of marine litter by developing the first French recycling network for old fishing nets.
    1. en

  • Dealing with the challenges of 500-year-old fishing traditions

    10/07/2019
    Germany
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    Business support, Marine activities, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Society and culture, Cultural heritage, Infrastructure, Youth
    This project shows how to bring together preservation of cultural heritage with present needs of fishermen.
    1. en

  • Denmark’s first open-water mussel farm

    10/07/2019
    Denmark
    ,
    Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Business support, Water quality
    Kerteminde Organic Mussel Farm represents the first Danish business to commercialise open-water raised mussels. The company aims to produce high-quality mussels in an efficient and environmentally-friendly way, in turn, boosting the area’s marine activities and creating local jobs.
    1. da
    2. de
    3. en
    4. fi
    5. fr
    6. sl

  • Salina Greens – Coltivare salicornia biologica nelle paludi salmastre abbandonate

    27/06/2019
    Portugal
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    Business support, Processing, Gastronomy, Environment, Climate change
    “Salina Greens” è un’impresa portoghese per la produzione biologica e la lavorazione della salicornia, una specie vegetale autoctona che cresce nelle paludi salmastre. Questo sistema di produzione contribuisce a preservare zone ad alto valore ambientale, sostenendo al contempo l’economia locale.
    1. bg
    2. da
    3. en
    4. fr
    5. it
    6. pt

  • Inserire i prodotti ittici nei panieri alimentari locali

    27/06/2019
    Italy
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    Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Promotion, Short circuits, Traceability, Gastronomy
    In Abruzzo, i Gruppi di acquisto solidale hanno iniziato a collaborare con i pescatori per inserire il pesce nei propri panieri di prodotti alimentari locali.
    1. el
    2. en
    3. es
    4. hr
    5. it
    6. pt

  • New quality label in Croatia promotes restaurants serving local fish

    25/06/2019
    Croatia
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    Adding value to fisheries, Labelling, Promotion, Short circuits, Traceability, Gastronomy
    In Dalmatia, fishermen and restaurants received support from Galeb FLAG to create the ‘Fishermen recommend’ scheme and quality label, endorsing local fish products.
    1. en

  • Agersø shipyard restoration: breathing new life into a decaying building

    25/06/2019
    Denmark
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    Business support, Diversification, Cultural heritage, Infrastructure
    Residents of a Danish island formed the Association of Agersø Great Belt-Shipyard to buy and renovate an old building used as a shipyard. This initiative aims to boost local business and increase the harbourfront’s attractiveness.
    1. en

  • Umami processing methods add value to local fish

    21/06/2019
    Finland
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    Adding value to fisheries, New technology, Processing, Promotion, Gastronomy, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    A Finnish fisherman has taken up the Japanese method of ageing fish known as “umami”, attracting Michelin star chefs.
    1. en
    2. es
    3. et
    4. fi
    5. fr
    6. lv

  • Cooperating to preserve protected species and fishing businesses

    11/04/2019
    Italy
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    Environment, Fisheries resources, Integrated coastal management, Education and training
    ‘Tarta-Tur’, a combination of the Italian word for turtle (Tartaruga) and dolphin in Latin (Tursiops), is a conservation project involving four FLAGs across three Italian regions on the Northern Adriatic Coast.
    1. en