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 15^th 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”.

Interested? Here are some answers to your possible questions

Q: What should the photograph look like?
A: We leave that up to you and your creativity! When you submit your picture make sure to include a description of why you feel it best represents social inclusion in fisheries communities.

Q: How big should the photograph be?
A: As you know, FARNET Guides are available in PDF format therefore thanks for keeping the photograph in high resolution. We won’t be able to publish a photograph of low quality.

Q: How will you use my photograph?
A: Photographs can be featured in FARNET publications and/or on social media and credits will be given to the photographers.

Q: How do I submit my photograph?
A: Send your photo by email to marguerite@farnet.eu along with your description and contact information. If the file is too big, send it via WeTransfer.

Deadline

This call will be open until March 15^th 2017. Until then, we remain available to assist you and provide you with more details if necessary.

You have the opportunity to show your work to the entire community in a fun and creative way, we’d love for you to be a part of it!

As of the 2014-2020 programming period, the bottom-up methodology to local development can be funded by any of the European Structural and Investment Funds under its new name: Community-Led Local Development. As such, local development strategies may be implemented in very different types of areas, from rural to coastal to urban. This guide presents examples of applying CLLD under the different ESI Funds: EMFF, EAFRD, ESF and ERDF from the perspective of Managing Authorities and local actors. It also shows different methods of integrating the EU Funds at the local level.

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The theme of the next FARNET transnational seminar will be “Results oriented CLLD in fisheries areas”.

This seminar is organised at the initiative of the European Commission with the support of the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the South Finland FLAG.
The event will take place in Helsinki, from the 24th - 26th May 2016 and is designed to:

> help FLAGs develop better strategies, using SMART indicators and targets, to deliver results;

> help both FLAGs and MAs to develop monitoring systems and to steer the delivery of fisheries CLLD;

> open a discussion on the broader impacts of CLLD

More information soon.

Estonian National Network

National networks (NNs) play an important role in developing the capacity of FLAGs and managing authorities (MAs), and in stimulating and supporting transnational cooperation.  In Estonia, the NN 2007-2013 worked in close collaboration with the MA to facilitate dialogue and ensure good cooperation between all actors involved in fisheries CLLD. It also developed information tools, and provided guidance and capacity building for the FLAGs.

This CLLD example is also available in:

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“Economic Advice in Fisheries Management: a trilogue between Science, Administration and Stakeholders”, was the title of a conference organised recently by DG MARE of the European Commission, in collaboration with the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE) and the University of Malta. FARNET was there also to highlight how CLLD is enabling fishing communities to develop new and innovative fisheries management initiatives.

The event gathered over 220 participants, including policy makers, fisheries scientists, NGOs, trade and seafood processing organisations, and small and large scale fisheries associations, from inside and outside the EU, for 1.5 days of lively and rich discussions (see outputs here). Quoting Commissioner Karmenu Vella in his opening speech, “we need accurate and relevant economic advice to back up our policy proposals… and we need to find ways to take into account that seafood markets are becoming ever more integrated and globalised…  so that the force stays with us.”

With CLLD and FARNET present at this event, the point was made that a cooperative approach, bringing together local knowledge, smart science-fisheries partnerships and appropriately designed data collection tools, can support the design of more efficient fisheries management policies for local communities. Illustrated during the event with examples such as Telecapêche, a French Axis 4 supported catch data reporting system in Brittany, and the “relational capital in fishing communities” study by the Stretto FLAG in Calabria, Italy, there is clear evidence that FLAGs & blueCLLD can help to bring balance to the force in fisheries management.

For more information on the event and all presentations, click here.