{"id":19604,"date":"2022-03-11T16:35:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T16:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/?page_id=19604"},"modified":"2025-02-10T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T11:56:32","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/ma\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-19604\" data-postid=\"19604\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-19604 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_lykx678 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <span class=\"tf_hide row-slider tb_slider tf_abs\" data-bgmode=\"fullcover\" data-sliderspeed=\"2000\">\n                <span class=\"tf_abs row-slider-slides tf_w tf_hidden tf_clearfix\">\n                                <span 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href=\"#current-projects\">Current Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-20511\" class=\"menu-item-custom-20511 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-20511\"><a href=\"#past-projects\">Past Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>        <style>\n            .mobile-menu-module[data-module=\"tb_y5kk173\"]{\n                right:-300px            }\n        <\/style>\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module menu -->\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"current-projects\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-current-projects tb_p77i729 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_p6wv729 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_wurd729\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Current projects<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_grbc729 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_3sin185 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_fat6185 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hdu0327\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Building a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for Small-Scale Fisheries<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">LIFE is developing a Strategic Roadmap to establish a Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) for small-scale, low-impact fisheries. This system will provide an accessible alternative to costly third-party certifications, ensuring transparency and supporting short-value chains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Building on the PGS model from organic farming, this initiative will collaborate with small-scale fishers and stakeholders to develop certification standards, ensuring sustainable seafood is both identifiable and consumer-friendly. It aims to enhance market access, champion fair trade, and foster a seafood system that supports both people and the planet.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_8ako185\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_yudl327 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fish-3089420_1280.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-21592\" title=\"fish-3089420_1280\" alt=\"fish-3089420_1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fish-3089420_1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fish-3089420_1280-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fish-3089420_1280-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fish-3089420_1280-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_7e0w739 video-top\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1010212701?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;share=copy&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_v07d185 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_j2nb327\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: Patagonia<br><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Total budget<\/span>: 28,000 Euros <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Geographical scope<\/span>: European <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span>: 2025 <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span>: LIFE<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_jwa1335\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-4e0aa879-7fff-09f6-64ba-7ddb955e2ddd\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u201cThe rationale for developing a\u00a0<b>Participatory Guarantee System (PGS)<\/b> for European small-scale fishers is rooted in the need to address multiple challenges within the fisheries sector while promoting sustainable, locally-driven solutions.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Jeremy Percy, PGS Project Manager<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_s3jz471 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_zmj9471 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_thei702\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Baltic and North Sea (BANS) project<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 15.3333px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This project aims to support and coordinate SSF organisations in the Baltic and North Seas. The main goals include improving access to fishing grounds, reducing harmful fishing practices, and enhancing viability through marketing initiatives. The project empowers small-scale fishers by representing them in advisory and decision-making forums, allowing their voices to be heard and influencing positive change for healthier seas. The project seeks to demonstrate the value of responsible fishing practices as an alternative to overcapacity and destructive fishing. By strengthening the implementation of\u00a0 the Common Fisheries Policy and influencing ongoing policy discussions, the project emphasises rewarding low-impact fishing for its positive resource extraction and environmental impact reduction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_177g471\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_4if8702 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1104\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-25-at-18.00.01.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-20129\" title=\"Screenshot 2023-05-25 at 18.00.01\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-05-25 at 18.00.01\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-25-at-18.00.01.png 1104w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-25-at-18.00.01-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-25-at-18.00.01-1024x673.png 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Screenshot-2023-05-25-at-18.00.01-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1104px) 100vw, 1104px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_kolr702 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/fishers-image-eu-projects-450x250.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7645\" title=\"fishers-image-eu-projects\" alt=\"Three fishermen in icy waters\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_q3lk471 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4728702\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: Velux Fonden<br><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Total budget<\/span>: 750,000 Euros <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Geographical scope<\/span>: European Level with focus on Baltic and Northern Sea <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span>: 2022 &#8211; 2026 <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span>: LIFE<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_kawh702\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <em><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-4e0aa879-7fff-09f6-64ba-7ddb955e2ddd\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u201cThe support received from Velux Fonden has been crucial to strengthen our work in the Baltic and North Sea regions. It has allowed us to support small-scale fishers from the region in Brussels. Fisheries management takes place far away from coastal communities and this grant has enabled us to coordinate our members, whose shared local problems need to be resolved at regional, national and European level&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Christian Tsangarides, LIFE Baltic and North Sea Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_w9e3227 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_9il1227 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1nps946\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Promoting Commercial Fishing of Round Goby in the Baltic Sea<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 15.3333px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Round Goby is an invasive species in the Baltic Sea,\u00a0 yet a market for such species can be created. The Round Goby project is led by a consortium of partners with the goal of developing a fishery for Round Goby in the Baltic. The main partners are scientific research institutes from across the region, together with local government agencies, fish processors and fishing organisations such as LIFE\u2019s member organisation FSKPO. LIFE\u2019s responsibilities mainly concern the assessment of existing fishing techniques to inform on the development of new innovative gear for commercial fishing for Round Goby and the development of recommendations of best practice pursuing a dialogue with transnational organisations like the Baltic Sea Advisory Council or BaltFish.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_up56227\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_k9k3946 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-20027\" title=\"2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782\" alt=\"2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/2832DEB0-BE3C-4361-81D2-207DD3F21782-1024x768-266x200.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_oavf245 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eu_cofunded_logo.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7684\" title=\"eu_cofunded_logo\" alt=\"eu_cofunded_logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eu_cofunded_logo.png 343w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eu_cofunded_logo-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_jsml227 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h1yc946\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-5d261b13-7fff-a3c1-4698-ee33d2de1d0d\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: EU Funds &#8211; Interreg Baltic Sea Region<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Total budget<\/span>: 2.973.587\u20ac<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Contribution to LIFE<\/span>: 285.469\u20ac<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Geographical scope<\/span>: Baltic and North Sea<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span>: 2024 &#8211; 2026<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span>: 15 partners including Municipality of Simrishanm (leader) and LIFE Member FSKPO<\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4mig946\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-d3c7aade-7fff-6086-a5c0-5e2c5900e425\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-style: italic;\">\u201cWe welcome the project, in particular, the possibility to get more added value from the fish. The project will increase the knowledge of fishing methods and selectivity, as well as, more detailed investigations of round goby&#8217;s influence in the ecosystem.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Evalds Urtans, Latvia Fishermen&#8217;s Federation <\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_fc66338 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_8kju338 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4eas551\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Seaglow Project<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 15.3333px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This initiative is part of an EU Horizon project on the decarbonisation of the Baltic and North Sea small-scale fishing fleets. This project will evaluate the existing regulations affecting decarbonisation in the sector, and demonstrate clearly and unequivocally, that the utilisation of a combination of these appropriate technologies, will be a game-changer, allowing the cost-efficient reduction of fuel consumption, benefiting the fishing community and the environment, and accelerating the opportunities for positive change. The project will test three pilot projects for alternative propulsion systems (in Sweden, Denmark and Estonia), propose solutions for the European fishing fleet and engage in communication and advocacy work. LIFE will lead the communications work package and organise a series of workshops and a final conference to summarise the project findings.<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4np2702\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seaglow.eu\/\"><span style=\"color: #89ad1a;\">www.seaglow.eu<\/span><\/a><\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_clzv338\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_70k5551 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-20471\" title=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-01-08 at 09.18.41\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-01-08 at 09.18.41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41.jpeg 1599w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-1024x768-266x200.jpeg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_frgo444 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/seaglow.eu\/\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LOGO_seaglow_portrait.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-21401\" title=\"LOGO_seaglow_portrait\" alt=\"LOGO_seaglow_portrait\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LOGO_seaglow_portrait.png 1599w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LOGO_seaglow_portrait-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LOGO_seaglow_portrait-1024x615.png 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LOGO_seaglow_portrait-1536x922.png 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/LOGO_seaglow_portrait-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/>        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_q6oh795 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-21402\" title=\"EN-Funded by the EU-POS\" alt=\"EN-Funded by the EU-POS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-1024x215.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-1536x322.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-2048x430.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EN-Funded-by-the-EU-POS-18x4.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_yofv338 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zjmq551\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: EU Horizon Programme<br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Total<\/span>&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">budget<\/span>: 4.883.898\u20ac<br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Contribution<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">to<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">LIFE<\/span>: 293.093\u20ac<br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Geographical<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">scope<\/span>: Baltic and North Sea<br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span>: 2024-2028<br>\n<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span>: 16 Partners including NDEU (Leader) and LIFE member FSKPO<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hn5c551\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.415; text-align: center; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u00a8We see the green transition as an integral and necessary part of the future of fisheries. And what better place to begin than with the small-scale, low-impact vessels, which are already the least energy-consuming and therefore the easiest to transition first. When you then add the environmental and socio-economic benefits of low-impact, small-scale fishing, such as minimal by-catch, almost no disturbance of the seafloor, and added value for local fishing communities, it becomes a clear roadmap for the future. Therefore, we&#8217;re very excited to be a part of the Seaglow project and to help set a more sustainable course with the collective experience of Danish small-scale, low-impact fishers.\u00a8\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-cc2961d3-7fff-e847-f11f-d46f76c749a0\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">David Lange, Director <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #222222; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">FSK-PO<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_430t721 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_eop7721 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_q6aa929\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><span style=\"background-color: initial; text-align: justify; font-size: 28.8px;\">Rethinking Fisheries<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15.333px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve; color: #050505;\">The project seeks to engage a multi stakeholder dialogue and inclusive process that Low Impact Fishers Europe together with Seas At Risk have started in 2023 to increase awareness and build a common vision of the fisheries of the future, including the need for a just transition to low impact and fair fisheries. The project will also promote recommendations and provide practical examples of alternative business models that contribute to this vision.<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_trih721\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_1o5z929 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1599\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41.jpeg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-20471\" title=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-01-08 at 09.18.41\" alt=\"WhatsApp Image 2024-01-08 at 09.18.41\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41.jpeg 1599w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-1536x1153.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-01-08-at-09.18.41-1024x768-266x200.jpeg 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1599px) 100vw, 1599px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_46lh721 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cqm5929\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">: Patagonia <br><\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">Contribution<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">to<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">LIFE<\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\"> : 13.631\u20ac <br><\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">Geographical<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">scope<\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">: Europe <br><\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">: 2024 <br><\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">: Seas at Risk<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0zcj929\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;\">\u201cFisheries in Europe have faced a crisis for many decades, with the resilience of the sector constantly eroded. As fish populations get depleted or even collapse, wealth, ownership of capital, fishing capacity and allocation of fishing rights are ever more concentrated in the hands of a few large-scale operators, with small-scale coastal fisheries being choked of resources, marginalised and facing very low prospects of future. At the same time, the world is changing, and fisheries must adapt and transition to a new future that is rapidly unfolding, so it is high time to rethink fisheries and build a positive vision for the future that is good for the marine environment and for the communities. This project will let us collectively reflect in an inclusive way and build that vision together with many different stakeholders\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.415; margin-right: 50.75pt; margin-top: 17.45pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Marta Cavall\u00e9, Executive Secretary of LIFE<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_rwcd34 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_l07o34 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xvsl564\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: initial; font-size: 28.8px;\">Fish X<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-2e7db720-7fff-9805-80a5-31eb2fb5e858\" style=\"font-weight: normal; color: rgb(3, 3, 3);\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">The Fish-X project under the EU Horizon Programme, aims to drive digital innovation in the fishing industry, to foster sustainable exploitation of common natural resources; develop accessible technologies to empower small-scale fisheries and grow their credibility towards the customer. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">More concretely the Fish-X project, is developing a Fisheries Dataspace, a Traceability App, and an Insight Platform \u2013 based on smart orchestrated architecture and open interoperable technology via Gaia-X. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">LIFE will ensure SSF\u2019s opinions and views are engaged in this process and especially in the Industry roadmap for Digitisation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_2n6634\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_9a64564 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-20202\" title=\"Port de S\u00e8te, H\u00e9rault,France le 14 avril 2022\" alt=\"Port de S\u00e8te, H\u00e9rault,France le 14 avril 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rkv6925 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"82\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eu_cofunded_logo.png\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7684\" title=\"eu_cofunded_logo\" alt=\"eu_cofunded_logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eu_cofunded_logo.png 343w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/eu_cofunded_logo-300x72.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_nz2x34 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_o0gr564\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">: EU Horizon Programme <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">Total<\/span> <span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">Budget<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">: 4,545,488.63\u20ac<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">Contribution<\/span> <span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">to LIFE<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">: 19.375\u20ac <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">Geographical scope<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">: Europe <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">: 2024-2025 <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">: TransMarTech, EUTECH, CLS, North.io, WWF EPO, WWF ANP, WWF MMI, WWF ADRIA, OURZ, SCIAENA and LIFE Member IIMRO<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pex6564\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u201cThe Fish X project is examining the potential and practicalities of collecting usable data for small scale fisheries in a number of case studies across Europe. The use of inshore VMS and a dedicated data platform will enable fishers to gather information on their activities and ensure that they are not displaced by blue economy activities such as offshore renewable energy installations or environmental designations such as marine protected areas.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 15.3333px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: initial; color: #000000; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Seamus Bonner, Secretary, Irish Islands Marine Resource Organisation Producer Organisation. Ireland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"past-projects\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_has_section tb_section-past-projects tb_c89d618 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_vmx7619 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v60n619\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Past projects<\/h2>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_m1iz619 last\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_wpmc987 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_7khv987 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_kcto987\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 28.8px;\">Stewards of the Balearic Sea<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-45508e4e-7fff-ca2b-66af-83401f83fac3\" style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve; color: #000000;\">The Stewards of the Sea project, with the support of the Marilles Foundation, focused on supporting the small-scale fishing fleet in the Balearic Islands in Spain. Over the course of 3 years, strategies included enhancing the management of fish stocks, adopting low-impact fishing gear, developing co-management schemes and fostering increased demand for local sustainable products through innovative certification and labelling initiatives. <\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_m24d987\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_pr4v410\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_p25w987\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_s2ge987 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2706\" height=\"1908\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-10018\" title=\"_20170526_161814\" alt=\"_20170526_161814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814.jpg 2706w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814-1024x722.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2706px) 100vw, 2706px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_vew7256\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"color: #030303;\">Project outputs and outcomes:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; Creation of a formal co-management committees in Pitiusas islands (Ibiza and Formentera, Spain)<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;\">&#8211; Progress in the development of a fisheries co-management plan in the Serra de Tramuntana in Mallorca and in a potential co-management scheme for lobster in the Balearic islands<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0a0a0a;\">&#8211; Support in the development of the FLAG in Mallorca<br><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; text-align: justify;\">&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Perfil-de-la-pesca-de-pequena-escala-en-las-islas-Pitiusas-30-Dec-2022.pdf\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Report on the Traditional Ecological Knowledge<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;\"> of fishers in Pitiusas islands and Menorca<br><\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify;\">&#8211;\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0a0a0a;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Analisis-Socioeconomico-de-la-Pesca-de-Artes-Menores-en-las-Islas-Pitiusas-27-Mar-2023.pdf\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;\">Socio Economic Report<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #0a0a0a;\"> on SSF in the Pitiuses Islands<br><\/span><\/span><span class=\"s1\" style=\"background-color: initial; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0a0a0a; text-align: justify;\">&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1La-comercializacion-y-marca-colective-Peix-Nostrum-11-Apr-2023_compressed.pdf\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; text-decoration-line: underline;\">A case study<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;\"> on the marketing scheme under which local catches are sold in Ibiza, called Peix Nostrum. Strengthening this direct marketing scheme and development of a Foodnected Community of Practice in the island..<br><\/span><span style=\"color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; A report on the issue of Generational Renewal in the Balearic Islands.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_g4wb987 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7alp988\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: Marilles Foundation<br><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Budget<\/span>: 150.000\u20ac<br><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Geographical<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">scope<\/span>: Balearic Islands, Spain<br><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span>: 2020 &#8211; 2023<br><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span>: LIFE<br><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">More<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">information<\/span>: <a href=\"https:\/\/marilles.org\/en\/project\/pesca-profesional\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/marilles.org\/en\/project\/pesca-profesional<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4nh2988\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: center;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u201cArtisan Coastal fishing provides a real opportunity for the new generations of men and women. Although it plays a modest part in economic growth, it has a huge impact on sociocultural and environmental factors that are necessary for a sustainable development of the Mediterranean coast, based on a green and blue economy. The fishers are and will be the custodians of the Balearic Sea.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Anna Masdeu, Project coordinator for LIFE<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_9ts0231 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_6jfl231 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_m83q231\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Co-managed MPA \/ No-take Zones Project: scaling up co-managed and financially sustainable NTZ and MPA<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">The project&#8217;s aim was to develop co-managed and financially sustainable Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and No-Take Zones across the Mediterranean Sea. The objectives included rebuilding Mediterranean fish biomass and protecting key habitats through co-managed No-Take Zones and effective MPAs, replication and scaling-up, financial sustainability, and adequate regulatory frameworks. The project also seeked to make a difference in the field by creating new no-take zones and improving the management of MPAs, build legacy and scale-up by enhancing capacity, exchanging lessons learned, and promoting networking among other MPA managers and fishers around the Mediterranean. Additionally, the project aimed to increase the financial sustainability of local conservation initiatives and empower the future by working with decision-makers to replicate and sustain local solutions, developing an ambitious and effective policy plan to protect Mediterranean marine biodiversity within the Barcelona Convention.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">LIFE\u2019s work was to develop co-managed MPAs in 5 Mediterranean pilot sites and to provide the necessary advocacy work both at national, regional and European level for getting this approved. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_2n0s231\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_5dxw231\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_1pza231\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_n88g231 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-20202\" title=\"Port de S\u00e8te, H\u00e9rault,France le 14 avril 2022\" alt=\"Port de S\u00e8te, H\u00e9rault,France le 14 avril 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_35qn231\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Key results achieved by LIFE\u2019s work:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; background-color: initial;\">&#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">Creation of 3 formal co-management committees in Cap de Creus (Catalonia, Spain), Pitiusas islands (Balearic Islands, Spain) and in North East MPA in the Maltese islands. The Maltese Government took the case of NE MPA as a successful pilot case and expects to upscale it at a national level in the next few years.&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px;\">&#8211; In Cyprus there is an agreement with all relevant stakeholders to establish an informal co-management committee, which we expect to see the light soon.&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; In Cabo de Gata (Spain) 1 informal working group of multi-stakeholders has discussed and agreed on a management plan proposal to make the Cabo de Gata\u2019s Marine Reserve more effective and is in discussions with National competent Authorities to approve it.&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; Legal publication of 2 management plans for SSF in the Pitiusas islands and another one in Cap de Creus Natural Park (Spain)&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; Creation of 1 No-Take Zone in Cyprus (endorsed by Law)&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; Publication and submission to relevant authorities of 2 scientific reports recommending the declaration of NTZ\/MPAs in the future in Cyprus and Italy&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; A map and lessons learned from the co-management schemes in the Mediterranean Sea have been collected in a dedicated report and published (see the report here), making them available to key stakeholders who want to learn further on the topic. The report highlighted the need to scale-up co-management, whilst the establishment of a focus group gathering the various stakeholders and practitioners from both the MPA and the fisheries worlds could be a game changer.&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; LIFE has engaged in the Own Initiative Report from MEP Clara Aguilera on Co-management, which should be adopted as a Resolution by the Plenary of the European Parliament later in 2023&nbsp;<br><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;; font-size: 13px; background-color: initial;\">&#8211; LIFE is engaged with the FAO on the framework of the publication of the \u201cFAO Guidebook for evaluating fisheries co-management effectiveness\u201d at a global level.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_tsbq231 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_lbce231\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: Mava Foundation <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Total Budget<\/span>: 6,272,231\u20ac <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Contribution to LIFE<\/span>: 274.622 \u20ac <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Geographical scope<\/span>: 26 sites in the Mediterranean, of which LIFE worked in 5 of them (Cabo de Gata Marine Protected Area and Pitiusas Islands in Spain, Pantelleria island in Italy, I Bahar tal Grigal MPA in Malta, Chrysohou Bay- Kakoskali MPA in Cyprus) <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span>: 2020 &#8211;\u00a0 2022 <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span>: WWF, AGIR, BLUE SEEDS, HCMR, MedPAN, SPA\/RAC\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">More information on <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration-line: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/our-actions\/co-managed-mpa-no-take-zones-15.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">the together for the med website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: start;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;\">Read the <\/span><a style=\"font-family: 'Public Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/img\/structure\/setting_20.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;\">Together for the med impact report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: justify; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;\">.<\/span><\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xkxs231\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: center;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Read more about the <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/success-stories\/fish-make-a-comeback-in-the-mpa-of-gyaros-mpa-16.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">project success stories, such as in the MPA of Gyaros in Greece.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-2854276b-7fff-68d4-7281-ddb2dd3bc9bd\"><br><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">This project was undertaken under the umbrella project \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Together for the Med<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u201d. On the road to participative governance of Marine Resources. Profile of the Small-scale Fisheries of Cyprus, with a focus on Chrisohou Bay<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_cte3798 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_rmce798 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_h5cx798\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Foodnected Project: towards a sustainable and fair food system in the Mediterranean<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Foodnected is driven by the vision of bringing producers and consumers together through a Community of Practice grounded in shared values. By shortening the distance between consumers and producers and developing an ethical code of environmental and social values for the way food is produced and consumed, the project Foodnected aims to address shortcomings in the prevailing food system and is an attempt to reverse the unfair situation faced by small-scale food producers. <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Foodnected intended to facilitate the emergence of short-chain food systems that work for nature and people &#8211; both consumers and the small-scale producers who depend on them for their livelihood. <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Although the project was taking place in a multitude of sites in the Mediterranean,&nbsp; LIFE\u2019s work on the project was centred in Ibiza in the Balearic Islands, the Costa Brava in Spain, and the Gulf of Catania in Italy.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">This project was undertaken under the umbrella project \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together for the Med<\/span><\/a>\u201d. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/img\/structure\/setting_20.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together for the med impact report<\/span><\/a>.<br><\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_w4n9798\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_al5n798\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_zodx798\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_99t4798 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-20202\" title=\"Port de S\u00e8te, H\u00e9rault,France le 14 avril 2022\" alt=\"Port de S\u00e8te, H\u00e9rault,France le 14 avril 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SSF-in-the-port-of-Sete-\u00a9FAO-GFCM-David-Richard-45-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ynxi798\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\">Key outcomes for LIFE\u2019s part of the project included:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\"> <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; A common vision of sustainable and fair food systems was agreed with 10 core values as main drivers of such vision. \n<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">&#8211; 2 direct marketing schemes for small-scale fishers were either launched (<\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;\" href=\"https:\/\/empescat.cat\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap: wrap;\">Empesca\u2019t<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) or strengthened (<\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peixnostrum.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap: wrap;\">Peix Nostrum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) \n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; 3 local communities of practice were developed (one in each site) to support the transformation of food systems at a local level in the 3 sites. The actors of the 3 communities of practice engaged to develop a roadmap towards sustainable and fair food systems&nbsp;&nbsp; \n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; 1 new organisation of small-scale fishers created in the Gulf of Catania&nbsp;&nbsp; \n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&#8211; 1 training on \u201cikejime\u201d delivered amongst SSF in l\u2019Estartit, and the fishers are now in the process of being certified with this technique that delivers improved animal welfare and better-quality products.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: preserve; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;\">A monitoring questionnaire for fish producers<\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"> <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was developed and tested in all three sites. This tool will serve as a self-evaluation and baseline information of small-scale fishers towards the achievement of the 10 core values of Foodnected, promote peer review and best communicate their contributions to these values more systematically.&nbsp; \n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">&#8211;&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ecological-footprint_SmallScaleFisheries_REPORT_Final.pdf\" style=\"background-color: transparent; text-align: justify; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap: wrap;\">Ecological footprint of fish products from small-scale fisheries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; vertical-align: baseline;\"> was assessed in the three sites, building a baseline for future improvement.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_76g0798 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nku5798\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><b>Donor: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mava Foundation<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><b>Budget:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 517.412\u20ac&nbsp;<br><\/span><b>Contribution to LIFE<\/b>: 169.544 \u20ac<br><b>Geographical scope<\/b>: Mediterranean Sea with multitude of pilot sites in Spain, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey<br><b>Kronolo\u0121ija<\/b>: 2021 &#8211; 2022<br><b>Partners<\/b>: Slowfood, Global Footprint Network, GOB Menorca, Alliance for Mediterranean Nature and Culture, Yolda, MSJA and ICS-ZIP<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foodnected.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/foodnected.org\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bdhc798\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Other links:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a style=\"text-align: justify; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; background-color: initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DVJO9s6Xhf0\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Foodnected Animation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0 <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/foodnected.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Foodnected-Brochure_EN.pdf\">Brochure<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><br><\/span><\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; background-color: initial;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X8xzoZP7unc\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Foodnected website<\/span><\/a><br><a style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; background-color: initial; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X8xzoZP7unc\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">A Seas of Change<\/span><\/a><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"> video <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.415; margin-right: 50.75pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 17.45pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201cAfter striving for years to stress the importance of education and raise consumers\u2019 awareness of the value of their food and their connection with the people who produce it, we are excited to collaborate with sustainable fishing and farming organisations to progress to a world where all the actors can come together through common initiatives to improve each other\u2019s lives through an essential aspect of what it means to be human: the food we choose to consume to not only feed our bodies, but also nurture our spirits and communities,\u201d said\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.415; margin-right: 50.75pt; text-align: center; margin-top: 17.45pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Paula Barbeito, Foodnected Coordinator at Slow Food. <\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_sof4727 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_8zue727 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ebms727\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Mitigating Dolphin Depredation<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The mitigation dolphin depredation project seeked to strengthen cetacean conservation and sustainable fisheries by reducing depredation and expanding the regional network of expertise on the subject. LIFE partnered the initiative, which built on LIFE\u2019s <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"about:blank\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">previous assessments<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"> and work in the past on the subject and, this time, tested different potential technical mitigation measures. The objectives of the project included assessing depredation caused by cetaceans in purse seine fisheries in Morocco and Tunisia, as well as in small-scale fisheries in Andaluc\u00eda (Spain), Sicily (Italy), and Malta. The project aimed to provide robust data on depredations through onboard observations, demonstrated the viability of technical mitigation measures capable of reducing the impact of depredations on cetaceans, and engaged participating countries in adopting good practices to effectively address the issue of depredations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-c755456c-7fff-c2e7-d6c1-ded608c43d42\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">This project was undertaken under the umbrella project \u201c<\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Together for the Med<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">\u201d. Read the <\/span><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/img\/structure\/setting_20.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: underline; -webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Together for the med impact report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_y6rl727\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_bwj8727\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_zy6l727\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_vjna727 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2706\" height=\"1908\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-10018\" title=\"_20170526_161814\" alt=\"_20170526_161814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814.jpg 2706w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20170526_161814-1024x722.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2706px) 100vw, 2706px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ujiz727\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\">Key outcomes for LIFE\u2019s part of the project included:&nbsp; \n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; A common vision of sustainable and fair food systems was agreed with 10 core values as main drivers of such vision. \n<\/span><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">&#8211; 2 direct marketing schemes for small-scale fishers were either launched (<\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;\" href=\"https:\/\/empescat.cat\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap: wrap;\">Empesca\u2019t<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) or strengthened (<\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.peixnostrum.com\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap: wrap;\">Peix Nostrum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">) \n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">&#8211; 3 local communities of practice were developed (one in each site) to support the transformation of food systems at a local level in the 3 sites. The actors of the &#8211; 3 communities of practice engaged to develop a roadmap towards sustainable and fair food systems&nbsp;&nbsp; \n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; 1 new organisation of small-scale fishers created in the Gulf of Catania&nbsp;&nbsp; \n<\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">&#8211; 1 training on \u201cikejime\u201d delivered amongst SSF in l\u2019Estartit, and the fishers are now in the process of being certified with this technique that delivers improved animal welfare and better-quality products.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space-collapse: preserve; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;\">A monitoring questionnaire for fish producers<\/span><span style=\"background-color: initial;\"> <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">was developed and tested in all three sites. This tool will serve as a self-evaluation and baseline information of small-scale fishers towards the achievement of the 10 core values of Foodnected, promote peer review and best communicate their contributions to these values more systematically.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p><p>&#8211;&nbsp;<a style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space: pre;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Ecological-footprint_SmallScaleFisheries_REPORT_Final.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; text-wrap: wrap;\">Ecological footprint of fish products from small-scale fisheries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"> was assessed in the three sites, building a baseline for future improvement.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_i2r8727 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ze8d727\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-63b6eae0-7fff-fae3-ed31-da0cd7a1e231\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><b>Donor<\/b>: Mava Foundation<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><b>Budget<\/b>: 318.186 \u20ac with no direct funding to LIFE<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><b>Geographical scope<\/b>: Mediterranean Sea (Spain, Malta, Sicily, Morocco and Tunisia)<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><b>Kronolo\u0121ija<\/b>: 2020 &#8211; 2022 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><b>Partners<\/b>: Accobams, INAT, INRH, INSTM, MARE CAMP, MCAST, AHE, SPA\/RAC<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">More information on the <\/span><a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.togetherforthemed.org\/our-actions\/mitigating-dolphin-depredation-9.html\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Together for the Med website<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4584727\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XHxxLl5JyzI\">Video<\/a><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_8u0o271 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_gbum271 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gsmk271\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Mainstreaming small-scale low impact fisheries in the Mediterranean: giving voice to the small-scale fisheries sector.<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-2a1d2d5c-7fff-f698-277c-8cd71d394fd1\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">At LIFE, we believe sustainable fishing should be put at the top of the institutional agenda as all efforts to protect the Mediterranean sea will be in vain without the active involvement of SSF, the real stewards of the sea. With this objective in mind, the project &#8220;Mainstreaming Small Scale Low Impact Fisheries in the Mediterranean&#8221; (2018-2021), supported by the MAVA Foundation, empowered fishers and gave them a dedicated voice, focusing on the Alboran Sea and the Strait of Sicily. The project included a range of actions such as enhancing comprehension of the small-scale fisheries sector, recognising and utilising local fishers&#8217; knowledge regarding species, habitats, and climate change. Advocating co-management governance encompassing Marine Protected Areas and zones designated for small-scale fishing. Strengthening fishers and their organisations to participate in policy-making and decision-making platforms like the Mediterranean Advisory Council (MedAC), MedFish4Ever project, and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM). Identifying and endorsing best practices through awareness initiatives like exchanges, workshops, focused discussion groups, and communications. Boosting LIFE&#8217;s role as a credible representative of small-scale fishers&#8217; interests by expanding membership, and reinforcing the AKTEA network, which focuses on women in fisheries, through targeted actions and activities. <\/span><\/span><br><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_xus7271\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_hy5f271\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_ml40271\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_f101271 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3264\" height=\"1836\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20160723_195019.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-10017\" title=\"20160723_195019\" alt=\"20160723_195019\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20160723_195019.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20160723_195019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/20160723_195019-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rih0869 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1405\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Group-photo-1.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-6590\" title=\"group-photo\" alt=\"group-photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Group-photo-1.jpg 1405w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Group-photo-1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Group-photo-1-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Group-photo-1-1024x609-978x581.jpg 978w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1405px) 100vw, 1405px\" \/>    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_s35p271\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.415; margin-right: 50.75pt; margin-top: 17.45pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"><b>Resulting documents:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.415; margin-right: 50.75pt; margin-top: 17.45pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LIFE-Co-Management-for-SSF-compressed.pdf\">Co-management for SSF: Principles, practices and challenges.<\/a><br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LIFE-Interactions-Cetaceans-and-SSF-Conclusive-Report-compressed-3.pdf\">Interactions between cetaceans and SSF in the Mediterranean Sea: Conclusive Report <\/a><br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211;<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LIFE-MedTEK-Report-compressed.pdf\">MEDTEK: the Mediterranean Ecological Knowledge on small-scale fisheries: preliminary findings in Cabo de Gata (Spain), Malta and Pantelleria island (Italy) sites.<\/a><br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/LIFE-Social-and-Economic-Aspects-of-Mediterranean-SSF-compressed.pdf\">Social and Economic Aspects of Mediterranean SSF: a snapshot of three fishing communities <\/a><br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">&#8211; <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/LIFE-Producer-Organisations-PO-Guidelines-EN.pdf\">The Pros and cons of creating Producer Organisations for Mediterranean Small-scale Fishers<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_os4f390 video-top\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/147580132?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_201k271 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k7su271\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: Mava Foundation <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Budget<\/span>: 650.000 \u20ac <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Geographical<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">scope<\/span>: Mediterranean Sea (with the Alboran Sea and the Strait of Sicily as priority areas) <\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; white-space-collapse: preserve; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><br>Kronolo\u0121ija<\/span>: 2018 &#8211; 2021 <br><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-align: justify; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Partners<\/span>: LIFE\u00a0<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_1ger271\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe met LIFE platform in 2016 and appreciated how our partnership started. We came from the nature conservation sector and LIFE from the fisheries sector. We have quickly foreseen that a collaboration between our both organisations would drive a new direction for the conservation of marine life. With its membership and knowledge of the small-scale fisheries sector, LIFE platform now plays a meaningful role in the group of conservation NGOs which we support, as the organisation ensures that marine conservation projects are also addressing the challenges met by fishers<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Julien Semelin<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Manager, Mediterranean Basin Programme<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">MAVA Foundation<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_agy4391 video-top\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8ieaTeLFtE?pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;t=95s\" allow=\"accelerometer;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_sxvk391 video-top\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/290229007?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ajia703 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_yoot703 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bqpm703\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h2>Support measures for small-scale fishing in the Baltic and North Sea<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 14pt 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">The project &#8220;Support measures for small-scale fishing in the Baltic and North Sea&#8217;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">&#8216; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">supported SSF networks in countries such as Poland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and Estonia. The empowerment of small-scale fisher organisations was driven and assured by focusing on several priorities. Building the capacity of small-scale fishers in the region for effective representation in regional forums, especially Advisory Councils. Fostering regular collaboration with local fishers to grasp their situation, assist in identifying needs, and establish shared agendas and messages. Facilitating the creation of common positions and coordination of collective actions. Encouraging collaboration among small-scale fishers for knowledge exchange and best practice sharing. Ensuring that local fishers are well-informed about policy developments at all relevant levels. Providing advice for addressing the operational challenges faced by small-scale fishers in their daily activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; background-color: #ffffff; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_irrk703\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text --><!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_r10k703\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_iomv703\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ftpy703 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/team-image-eu-projects-450x250.jpg\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7643\" title=\"team-image-eu-projects\" alt=\"LIFE platform staff\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pavl703\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.415; margin-right: 50.75pt; margin-top: 17.45pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; white-space-collapse: preserve; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;\">Key achievement and results can be found in the : <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeplatform.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/LIFE_BANS_Final_Technical_Report.pdf\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">LIFE_BANS_Final_Technical_Report<\/span><\/a><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.415; margin-right: 50.75pt; margin-top: 17.45pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myalbum.com\/album\/q4ziOTeFYtZy\/\">Photo gallery (Workshop)<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/myalbum.com\/album\/O16mWXjLPChN\/\">Photo gallery (Final Event)<\/a>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve; background-color: initial;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1S6cZPM52Fw\">Final event Video<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PeRdKyRgAzQ\">Final event Workshop<\/a><\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_yb1q703 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7jyu703\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-15421893-7fff-464d-7e68-da29e5201cfd\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Donor<\/span>: European Commission<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Budget<\/span>: 268.695,90 \u20ac<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; 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