FAMENET (Fisheries and Aquaculture Monitoring, Evaluation and Local Support Network) supports stakeholders in the implementation of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) and European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF).
FAMENET merges the support previously provided by FAME and FARNET in three core areas:
- monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the EMFAF and the EMFF.
- implementing community-led local development (CLLD) in fisheries and aquaculture areas to foster a sustainable blue economy.
- communicating on the results of the EMFF and EMFAF through written stories and videos, and supporting the INFORM EU network.
Introducing FAMENET
The key mission of FAMENET is to support stakeholders in the implementation of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). This factsheet introduces the FAMENET Support Unit, its role and objectives, as well as outlining the structure of the FAMENET team and its resources.
Events
FAMENET organises events for managing authorities, experts and other bodies to communicate on the latest working papers, foster dialogue and capacity building between stakeholders and ensure all Member States receive the support they need.
Monitoring and evaluation
FAMENET
- supports stakeholders in the implementation of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund
- support the development of the Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF) under the EMFAF
- collect and manage the data on the implementation of the Programmes
- organise capacity-building meetings on EMFAF implementation
- offer technical assistance on the reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the EMFF and EMFAF national programmes, including support to managing authorities and the European Commission.Reports and publications
Community-led Local Development (CLLD)
Funded by the European Union, CLLD or ‘community-led local development’ is a bottom-up approach to local development that brings local people together to decide how they want to improve their area. They do so by setting up partnerships of civil society, businesses and public bodies, called Local Action Groups (LAGs). FAMENET supports a network of around 350 LAGs across the EU in the implementation of their local development strategies under the EMFF and EMFAF.
The work previously performed by FARNET, the network of people implementing CLLD for the 2014-2021 period, is still accessible on the FARNET website.
Cooperation
Cooperation is core to the CLLD approach of participative, local development. Cooperating with local groups from other areas can allow LAGs to find the complementarities or critical mass to increase the impact of their actions or transfer existing solutions or knowledge from one area to another. If you are a LAG Manager and want to exchange with other LAGs on cooperation ideas, join our LAG Manager Linked-In Group. You can also contact us directly with your cooperation idea at CLLD@famenet.eu
Success stories
FAMENET communicates the successes of the EMFF and EMFAF, through the collection of good practices and stories, to a wide range of audiences.
With the support of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Irish seafood agency (Bord Iascaigh Mara) developed a mobile classroom dedicated to teaching the history, facts and opportunities of aquaculture in elementary schools all around Ireland.
The Swedish company Gårdsfisk had developed a closed aquaculture technology to produce tilapia and catfish, two species of high commercial value and with lower production impact on the environment. Working with a traditional farming sector, this company provides a diversification option for farmers and is a driver for smart and sustainable economic development in land-based areas.
Morigenos is a Slovenian environmental NGO studying marine mammal populations in the Gulf of Trieste since 2001. With support from the EMFF they have been able to expand their work and cooperate with the Slovenian Ministry and Natura 2000 management bodies to improve data collection, monitoring and preservation of marine ecosystems in the entire region.
Fisheries LAGs implement community-led local development (CLLD) which enables the support and development of thousands of local projects led by local stakeholders across Europe for the benefit of a sustainable blue economy. In this FAMENET story episode, we explore the work of two fisheries LAGs in France and hear how they are making the blue economy a development tool for local communities.
PuertAlMar, which translates as 'gateway to the sea', is a project that shows how human activities and thriving biodiversity can coexist in ports. It also shows how the carbon footprint of ports can be reduced. Located in the port of Vigo, on Spain’s Atlantic coast, this EU-funded project was carried out by the Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo – the Port Authority of Vigo - and the University of Vigo.
Working papers, reports and publications
CLLD Factsheet 2021-2027: FINLAND
Community-led Local Development (CLLD) under the EMFAF in Finland focuses on the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture-related activities in local communities.
Community-led local development and the blue economy
Under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF), 2021-2027, coastal areas have the opportunity to support Community-Led Local Development (CLLD) through Local Action Groups (LAGs) with a particular focus on fostering the sustainable Blue Economy.
Working paper: EMFAF evaluation plan
This FAMENET working paper assists Member States in complying with Article 44 of the CPR. It provides suggestions on the structure and content of the evaluation plan and offers methodological support. The evaluation plan serves as a strategic document covering all evaluations foreseen during