Good practices

Re-routing shipping lanes is one way to reduce the effects of underwater noise on the marine environment. However, large-scale diversions happen only rarely and so until now ocean scientists have not been able to study how they might affect noise levels or marine life.

A project named “Be a fisher!” came about as an innovative partnership between fishers and a public educational institution to train future seafarers and fishers and promote their profession more broadly.

Two artificial reefs have led to improved fishing potential and are allowing for thorough research on the feasibility and impact of developing such areas. This reef project is currently the only one of its kind in the Baltic Sea to have provided data over such a long time period.

EMFF funding helped a small Croatian fish trading company develop a processing and packaging facility to diversify operations and increase quality.

A Bulgarian family aquaculture business operating in a Natura 2000 area had difficulty finding a solution to their fish being eaten by birds. They established a four-year contract with Bulgarian authorities to be compensated annually for production losses, allowing the protected birds to eat

The EMFF has funded the conversion of a local pig farm to a fish farm: an on-farm aquaculture system designed to reduce the environmental impact of the production, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and integrate crop production.

Four fisheries Local Action Groups (LAGs) along the Danube River have cooperated to identify touristic assets and increase the visibility of their local heritage.

The scientific division of Scotland´s Marine Directorate has used underwater microphones and a digital aerial survey to map the migration patterns of marine mammals.

This project tests the production of feeds enriched with insect larvae, a resource-efficient feed that provides a sustainable protein alternative to fishmeal and fish oil sourced from the oceans.