An Axis 4 project in Sweden

Sustainable fish at school

Serge Gomes da Silva, FSU, Sofia, March 2011

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•largest freshwater lake in EU and the third largest in Europe.•UNESCO biosphere• ageing community•130 fishermen in activity• local species holding good potential for value added (burbot, vendace)

Population: 75 000Population Density: 27 h/km² 

Project outline

- Catering students studying the handling process of fish products as a part of their training

Description of the area and its main challenges

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A project dedicated to education, and fostering links within the community

the project’s origin: the students’ questions

• Which fish and shellfish are OK to serve?• What does the Swedish fish industry look like?• How do our actions affect the future?• What are the alternatives?• How to connect the local community around this?

problem: the bank denied the funding application

•By “word of mouth” Lidköping’s environmental office advised the school to apply to the FLAG project accepted

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Total project cost: €15,360; Axis 4 contribution: 50%

Project beneficiary: De La Gardie High School, Lidköping.

The project ‘s aims and outputs :

•Getting local fishermen, catering teachers and students to meet and build capacity around a common project

•Integrated into the school programme

•Raising awareness among the students, staff and personnel in the local restaurants of Lidköping about local species and their culinary value –

•providing new links between local demand and local sourcing

A project dedicated to education, and fostering links within the community

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Visits in May and October 2010 to Gothenburg’s fish auction, seafood companies, restaurants and eco-training center

90 people involved at the end of the project: students, teachers, a delegation of local fishermen, restaurant owners and fishmongers.

Going where the knowledge is,

capitalize on the experience transversally within the community

integration of the results in the local scholar program

continued contacts with fishermen to provide local catch to the catering school and restaurants

A project dedicated to education, and fostering links within the community

Contact: FLAG manager

Johanna Olsson

Email/website

johanna.olsson@vanerkulle.sewww.vanerkulle.se

Monica Burch, FSU, Sofia, March 2011

Pescatourisme 83

An Axis 4 project in France

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Pesca-tourism in France

Challenges:• Pressure on fish stock• Low & unpredictable incomes of small scale fishermen

• Resistance from fishermen• No legal framework for pesca-tourism

Restrictive conditions for transporting passengers Pesca-tourism not included in the tax regime that applies to fishing

Context: • Region: Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur• Densely populated area on the Mediterranean, popular for tourists• 216 fishing boats, 90% of which skipper owned and under 10m

Pilot project in the Var

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Building a broad partnership

• Project Promotor: Marco Polo Echanger Autrement (NGO)

• Steering committee: Maritime Affairs Department of the Var (county) Maritime department of the region Agriculture, Marine and Forestry Service of the Var´s County Council Economic department of the inter-communal body of Toulon Provence Méditérranée Local Fisheries and Aquaculture Committee of the Var Environmental Service of St Raphaël Tourist Department of the Var

• Local Fishermen: involved in 3 working groups: 1) safety 2) fishing & tourism 3) marketing & communication.

Actors:

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Project Development

Viability study: type of pesca-tourism possible, safety rules, adaptations to fishing boats necessary, the training needs…

  Establishing role of different actors: fishermen, local fishing

committee, tourist offices, communication campaign.

Trialing pesca-tourism and analysing results  Defining possible complementary activities:

accommodation, cuisine, sale of local products.

Time frame: 3 yrs (January 2009 – December 2011)

Total cost: €277,590. Axis 4: €86,140 (32%)

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Results

Tourist package:

3-4 hours of pesca-tourism, leaving before dawn

National working group on pesca-tourism

Safety film and document

11 boats equipped and approved for pesca-tourism

Two rounds of trials: 323 tourists

An additional revenue for fishermen of between 30-70%

A radical shift in attitude of the fishermen and their implication in discussions with other actors of the territory

Urszula Budzich Szukala, FSU, Sofia, March 2011

Mariscadoras de Anllons

An Axis 4 project in Spain

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Shellfish gatherers of Anllons (Spain)

FARNET Template presentation

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Actors and their motivation

Association of shellfish gatherers in Anllons (Galicia, Spain) – 30 women and 1 man

With the support of FLAG Costa da Morte

Cockle picking had a long tradition in the area and the product was of high quality. However:

local community was hardly aware of the product and had little opportunity to taste it

shellfish gatherers received only a small share of the value of their products, which was sold to wholesalers in Barcelona

they lacked infrastructure and skills to be able to sell their product directly

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What was done and what were the results?

Axis 3 EFF project financed the purchase of purifier Axis 4 project, involving improvement in the product

accessibility, packaging and promotion through:• Training sessions for local restaurants• Open days and tasting sessions• Equipping the centre to receive visitors• Basket making course• Promotional material (flyers, posters, DVD, recipe book...)

Total project cost: EUR 38.000

Selling directly to 4 local restaurants and individuals Linked with other activities by town hall to increase

attractiveness of the area

Gilles van de Walle, FSU, Sofia, March 2011

De Boet (The Shed)

An Axis 4 project in The Netherlands

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When diversification meets adding value

Urk is a traditional fishing village on the shores of the Ijsselmeer (freshwater lake)

Nowadays far from the sea but fishing related employment, heritage and culture remain strong

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De Boet : former workshed for traditional fishing boats

Rebuilding and transformation into a multifunctional space centred around a famous local fish restaurant• Restaurant • Cooking classes (tourists, incentives, residents, catering schools,

…)• Cultural events (local food tastings, art exhibitions, conferences,

…) Integration into a wider community project on the promotion of local fishing heritage• Visit to the fish auction and other fishing related

attractions• Buy your local fish from the auction and learn

how to prepare it at De Boet

When diversification meets adding value

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When diversification meets adding value

Possible results:• New jobs at restaurant• Promotion of cultural heritage• Promotion of local products• Dynamisation of harbour area

Input:• Total budget: EUR 1 700 000• Axis 4 contribution: EUR 300 000