FAMENET stories

Seaweed in Ireland has a longstanding tradition and is cemented in Irish folklore but its use has been lost in recent years. Recognising the potential of seaweed, The Seaweed Company used EU funds to develop a seaweed farm and Ireland’s first dedicated seaweed processing facility.

Czech entrepreneur Jan Hora loves a challenge - and took on the mission to get his fellow Czechs eating more fish. As the lowest consumers of fish in the EU, Jan knew he would have to offer something different, which inspired his variety of fish-based products tailored to appeal the Czech market.

It’s not a rising star, but a plan to improve the stock assessment of lobsters in the Netherlands. Find out why!

Bringing science and fisheries together to tackle a hidden menace: marine litter. Scientists from Cagliari University and Fisheries Local Action Groups and Sardinian fishers joined forces to remove over two tonnes of waste from Sardinian waters.

From the shores of Sardinia to the coasts of Greece, fishers are embarking on new adventures to make their trade known to the wider public. With the support of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), fishers are being trained, going on study visits, and learning to diversify their income. 

All along the supply chain, vendors often pass off cheaper fish species as their more valuable counterparts. When one fish fillet looks much like another, misidentification and even deliberate fraud are easy.

Much attention is given to the negative environmental impacts of fishing, but how much is known about the many benefits of the sector?

When scientists launched the EU funded SeaRover project to explore the depths of Ireland’s oceans, no one expected them to make groundbreaking discoveries.

In the French outermost region of La Réunion, small-scale fishers often use surface longlines to target tuna and billfish. But with this technique, fishers sometimes accidentally catch sharks.