Society and culture

Zespół działań polegających na bezpośrednim wsparciu dla lokalnych przedsiębiorców z sektora rybackiego, stworzeniu ich sieci i zapewnieniu mentoringu pomógł w zwiększeniu dostaw lokalnych ryb na rynki Północnego Devonu i tworzenie nowych form działalności gospodarczej.

Cornouaille, on the western part of Brittany, has a 330km coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. The FLAG area counts 130 000 jobs and its key industries include food processing, tourism and commercial fisheries. 20% of the fish landed in French ports is landed in Cornouaille

The area covers 11 municipalities and is located in the basin of the Odra river and its tributaries: the Nysa Kłodzka, the Mała Panew and the Stobrawa. The area is largely rural and has strong links with the fishing tradition. There are many active fishermen and NGOs dealing with fisheries culture, history, promotion of local fish products and education.

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.

What does social inclusion in fisheries communities mean to you? Grab your cameras and show us because we’re launching a photo competition! Submit your photograph before March 15th and you may just win to have your photograph be a focal point in the next FARNET Guide following the transnational seminar on “Social inclusion for vibrant fishing communities”.

The EAFRD Projects Brochure on ‘Migrant and Refugee Integration’ is now available in FR, DE, ES, IT & PL and explores how people in rural areas have used EAFRD support to respond to the challenges and opportunities presented by the recent influx of migrants and refugees into the European Union.

FLAG cooperation in Slovenia is mandatory and all FLAGs had to foresee it in their strategies. In the period 2007-2013 there was only one FLAG in Slovenia, covering the coastal area, but in 2014-2020 there are also three new FLAGs in inland areas.

FLAG areas in Denmark are focused on the few remaining small-scale fisheries communities. As such, cooperation activities are expected to focus on supporting small-scale fisheries businesses, attracting young people to work in fisheries and diversifying activities.

The Land of 1000 Ponds is in the Northeast of Bavaria, close to the border with Western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest agro-cultural landscapes in Europe and is formed by more than 4 700 fish ponds, some of which have been verified as being more than 800 years old.

Od wielu lat miejscowych rybaków nękają skutki kryzysu finansowego. System bankowy w regionie obejmuje zaledwie kilku operatorów posiadających ścisłe ograniczenia w udzielaniu kredytów. Rybacy nie zawsze dysponują typowymi zabezpieczeniami, co utrudnia im uzyskanie pożyczek. Jako niepasujący do standardowego profilu kredytobiorcy, rybacy bywają kwalifikowani przez bank do kategorii "nie do obsługi". W ostatnim czasie rozmowy miejscowymi rybakami jasno wykazały konieczność zapewnienia im bardziej dostępnego systemu kredytowego w celu sfinansowania ich inicjatyw