FARNET
Fisheries Areas Network

Themes

30/03/2021
Good Practice Short Story
An Irish FLAG has supported a local, family aquaculture business that farms Gigas oysters to improve processing methods, reduce energy consumption and cut waste.
23/03/2021
Good Practice Short Story
The FISHEKO Operation, covering the whole coastline of Slovenia, is a project giving local fishers communication training and hiring them to carry out an awareness-raising campaign against single-use plastics in marine activities.
02/03/2021
Good Practice Project
The municipality of Nessebar organised the first edition of “Autumn Passages” in 2020. During this festival, the local community and tourists enjoyed of a wide range of activities to promote Black Sea fisheries products, fishing as a profession and preserving maritime heritage.
12/02/2021
Good Practice Project
Com o apoio do GAL PESCA, os pescadores locais estão a ajudar a aplicar medidas de proteção e a parar a pesca furtiva na reserva marinha de pesca mais antiga da região, Cabo de Palos. O aumento da proteção tem favorecido um aumento das espécies endémicas.
03/02/2021
Basic page
A cooperation project between two Catalan FLAGs has supported the creation of an association, which aims to increase the visibility of women from fishing and aquaculture and improve their ability to develop business projects that help diversify the sector.
01/02/2021
Good Practice Project
Um projeto de cooperação entre dois GAL Pesca catalães apoiou a criação de uma associação que visa aumentar a visibilidade das mulheres da pesca e da aquicultura e melhorar a sua capacidade de desenvolver projetos empresariais que ajudem a diversificar o setor.
27/01/2021
Good Practice Short Story
Through cooperation between the island government and the FLAG, the fishing sector in la Gomera has been involved in the study, location and design of a protocol for the removal of traps used for illegal fishing.
18/01/2021
Good Practice Project
O GAL Pesca da Finlândia Oriental apoiou a criação de uma aplicação móvel para os pescadores finlandeses do interior poderem registrar as suas capturas. Desenvolvida por uma Universidade de Ciências Aplicadas e introduzida em maio de 2020, a ferramenta permite melhorar a recolha de dados sobre as capturas e a rastreabilidade ao longo da cadeia de valor das pescas.
06/01/2021
Publication
This study provides quantitative and qualitative information on algae-related projects funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) through Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs). The findings outline the levels of knowledge and interest amongst FLAGs in working further on algae production in contributing to their areas’ local development. In addition, the study improves the understanding of the challenges and opportunities perceived by FLAGs in the future support of algae-related activities in their areas.
06/01/2021
Basic page
Despite experiencing environmental strain, the Limfjord has an abundance of sea trout. This species is very attractive to anglers. A FLAG-LAG cooperation project addresses local economic and environmental goals by creating a new tourist location based on recreational fishing.