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

(You can also use free text in the search box at the top right corner of the page.)

  • Seaweed collection to fertilise local fields

    09/12/2021
    Spain
    ,
    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.
    1. en

  • Mobilising and training volunteers to prevent poaching

    09/12/2021
    Bulgaria
    ,
    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.
    1. en

  • Making local products the brand of the area

    09/12/2021
    Poland
    ,
    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.
    1. en

  • Žuvų ir jūrų dumblių auginimas

    23/11/2021
    Denmark
    Vietos bendrovė bando integruoti vertikaliąją jūros dumblių auginimo sistemą į recirkuliacinių akvakultūros sistemų (RAS) pramonę, kad sumažintų sausumos ūkiuose auginamų žuvų poveikį aplinkai.
    1. da
    2. en
    3. es
    4. fr
    5. lt
    6. pl

  • Decarbonising economic activities in Culatra Island

    15/11/2021
    Portugal
    ,
    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.
    1. en

  • Promoting underused fish species and improving migrants´ integration

    15/11/2021
    Finland
    ,
    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.
    1. da
    2. en
    3. es
    4. et
    5. fi
    6. fr

  • From marine litter to tools for the fisheries sector

    12/11/2021
    Spain
    ,
    Circular economy, Marine litter, Society and culture, Education and training, Infrastructure, Women
    The Costa Sostible FLAG has supported the renovation of an abandoned local school to be used as a new marine litter transformation centre by three associations for the handicapped.
    1. el
    2. en
    3. es
    4. fr
    5. it
    6. pt

  • Preserving wild sea urchins through sustainable farming

    22/10/2021
    Portugal
    ,
    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
    ,
    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.
    1. en

  • Blockchain improves traceability for small-scale fishers

    28/09/2021
    Italy
    ,
    Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Labelling, New technology, Short circuits, Traceability, Small-scale and coastal fisheries
    This cooperation project aimed to apply a technology based on the “blockchain” principle to fisheries. By using this trustworthy shared recording system, the three FLAGs implemented a traceability system which provides complete and accurate information to consumers of artisanal fishing products.
    1. de
    2. el
    3. en
    4. fr
    5. it
    6. lv