Good Practice

With 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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A social enterprise to service the fish auctions

11/05/2017

Spain
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Business support, Circular economy, Society and culture, Education and training

The Mariña Ortegal FLAG has supported a social enterprise to create professional activities for the disabled and long-term unemployed, repairing plastic crates for the local fish auctions.
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Supporting Seafood Businesses

03/03/2017

United Kingdom
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Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Promotion, Short circuits, Education and training

A combination of one-to-one engagement with local fisheries businesses, networking them with each other and the provision of business mentoring support has helped improve the supply of local fish into the Northern Devon market and create new economic activities.
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A Heritage Trail throughout port towns give fishing communities a boost

26/02/2017

United Kingdom
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Promotion, Tourism, Society and culture, Cultural heritage, Education and training

Fishing communities of County Down in Northern Ireland have been struggling in recent times but the initiative ‘Maritime Heritage Tourism Infrastructure and Communication Project’ was able to give the region a major boost, particularly in the three port towns of Ardglass, Kilkeel and Portavogie.
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Cultivating Queen Scallops

22/02/2017

Spain
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Adding value to fisheries, Aquaculture, Business support, Processing, Promotion, Diversification, Environment, Small-scale and coastal fisheries

Scallop fishermen teamed up with scientists to study the possibility of cultivating Queen Scallops in the Vigo Estuary, diversifying their production method and improving the sustainability of their activity.
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Microcredit for small-scale fishermen

17/01/2017

Italy
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Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Complementary funding, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Youth

Fishermen often find it difficult to obtain loans. Because they do not always fit the standard profile of a borrower, they can be categorised as ‘non-bankable’. Recent discussions with the local fishermen made clear the need for the FLAG to provide them with a more accessible credit system to help fund their initiatives.
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The human touch for open communication

02/01/2017

Italy
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Governance, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Women

A year prior to the launch of her Axis 4 supported research on social relationships and communication in fisheries communities, Monica Palladino was on holiday on the Costa Viola, a part of the Calabrian coast hosting several fisheries strongholds. There, she came to the conclusion that, if she was to understand the fishermen’s professional relationships, she would herself need to become part of their network...
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O Cabaz do Mar - Getting closer to the customer

30/12/2016

Portugal
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Adding value to fisheries, Business support, Promotion, Short circuits, Fisheries by-products, Small-scale and coastal fisheries

The “Cabaz do mar” or basket of the sea is a short chain marketing scheme set up by a partnership between TAIPA, a local development company, and an association of inhabitants and fishermen in Azenha do Mar.
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Reviving the tradition of fish markets in Gdansk

30/12/2016

Poland
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Adding value to fisheries, Short circuits, Gastronomy, Tourism, Cultural heritage

Three FLAGs from the Pomorskie region have helped create a new platform for fishermen to promote and sell their products by reviving the ancient tradition of the fish market, which had previously existed in Gdansk from 1343 until 1945. The market is open in August, at the height of the tourist season.
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Fishermen acquire new knowledge and skills

30/12/2016

Cyprus
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Business support, Short circuits, Diversification, Marine activities, Pesca-tourism, Tourism, Small-scale and coastal fisheries, Education and training

During a public consultation on the development of the Larnaca Famagusta FLAG strategy (2007/2014), local fishermen expressed a desire to acquire new knowledge and skills in areas that would help them to diversify their sources of income.
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Innovation in goose barnacle traceability

29/12/2016

Portugal
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Adding value to fisheries, Labelling, New technology, Traceability, Fisheries resources, Small-scale and coastal fisheries

The harvesting of goose barnacles (Pollicipes pollicipes) is an important economic activity in the Berlengas archipelago, located north of Lisbon around the Peniche peninsula.
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