FARNET
Fisheries Areas Network

Society and culture

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    PL - FLAG Cooperation in Poland

    09/12/2021
    - Cooperation MS Fiche
    Cooperation activities are not mandatory in the Polish EMFF programme, but FLAGs are encouraged to undertake them. Cooperation is considered as a good way to facilitate learning by FLAGs and to contribute to achieving their strategic objectives, which strongly prioritise job creation, both within and outside the fisheries sector. In the previous period many Polish FLAGs already proved eager to learn from FLAGs in other Member States and to share their experience with them.
  • Seaweed collection to fertilise local fields

    09/12/2021
    - Good Practice Short Story
    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.
  • Mobilising and training volunteers to prevent poaching

    09/12/2021
    - Good Practice Short Story
    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.
  • Promoting underused fish species and improving migrants´ integration

    15/11/2021
    - Good Practice Project
    El GALP de Ostrobotnia apoyó un proyecto por el que un grupo formado por miembros de la comunidad local y migrantes creó recetas innovadoras a partir de especies de pescado infrautilizadas. Como resultado del proyecto, ha aumentado el consumo de especies de pescado menos valoradas, y ha mejorado igualmente la interacción cultural de los migrantes y su integración.
  • From marine litter to tools for the fisheries sector

    12/11/2021
    - Good Practice Project
    El GALP Costa Sostible ha subvencionado la reforma de una escuela local abandonada para que tres asociaciones de discapacitados la utilicen como nuevo centro de transformación de residuos marinos.
  • Joint promotion for increasing local incomes

    30/09/2021
    - Good Practice Short Story
    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.
  • Recruiting young people to train with experienced fishers

    29/06/2021
    - Good Practice Project
    El GALP de Laponia ha financiado un proyecto de contratación y formación de pescadores a fin de rejuvenecer el envejecido sector pesquero de la zona alrededor de los lagos de Lokka y Porttipahta. Como resultado de dicho proyecto, han empezado a faenar 14 pescadores jóvenes de ambos sexos.
  • Making oyster farming energy self-sufficient

    29/06/2021
    - Good Practice Project
    Chantier Bretagne Sud, un astillero ubicado en la región francesa de Bretaña, ha dirigido un proyecto para ayudar a los ostricultores bretones en su proceso de transición hacia las energías renovables, estudiando para ello sus necesidades y ofreciendo tecnologías adaptadas.
  • From Denmark to the Rhodopes: bringing fisheries closer to citizens

    26/04/2021
    - Basic page
    After a study visit to Fyn FLAG in Denmark, a fishers’ association member was inspired to adapt one of the Danish projects to his area’s needs. The project aims to boost tourism and improve local knowledge of fisheries heritage.
  • Wind turbine

    Eco-diversifying the local economy

    26/04/2021
    - Good Practice Short Story
    In Poland, the North Kaszuby FLAG supported the setting up of an experimental wind turbine in a local engineering company, helping to establish a new local energy supply, to promote economic diversification, and to create a new educational offer.