FARNET
Fisheries Areas Network

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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
Gmina Nessebar zorganizowała pierwszą edycję „Jesiennych Pasaży” w 2020 roku. Podczas tego festiwalu społeczność lokalna i turyści korzystali z szerokiego wachlarza wydarzeń promujących produkty rybne z Morza Czarnego. Na festiwalu promowany był także zawód rybaka oraz ochrona dziedzictwa morskiego.
12/02/2021
Good Practice Project
With support from the FLAG, local fishers are helping enforce protection measures and halt poaching in the region’s oldest fisheries marine reserve, Cabo de Palos. Its improved protection has favoured an increase of endemic species.
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
Projekt oparty na współpracy między dwiema katalońskimi grupami FLAG pomógł w założeniu stowarzyszenia, mającego poprawiać widoczność kobiet w rybołówstwie i akwakulturze oraz zwiększać ich zdolności do rozwijania projektów biznesowych przyczyniających się do różnorodności tego sektora.
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
The East Finland FLAG has supported the creation of a mobile app for Finnish inland fishers to register their catches. Developed by a University of Applied Sciences and introduced in May 2020, the tool will enhance catch-data collection and traceability along the fisheries value chain.
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.