Business groups join with fisheries action group to promote sector

Business stakeholders in the south-west region have joined a new Fisheries Local Action Group (or FLAG), a Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM)-led initiative to promote the industry’s interests in the region.

Participants including Cork County Council, Fáilte Ireland and a host of others set up this FLAG group following BIM’s launch of the Axis 4: Sustainable Development of Fishery Dependent Areas Programme in June 2012, a new initiative to empower and support Irish coastal communities.

Co-ordinated by Vera O’Donovan and Huan Tan, BIM regional FLAG co-ordinators for the South West area, the group comprises of representatives from the fisheries, aquaculture, seafood production, environment, community, and tourism sectors. It will be charged with developing a local integrated development strategy for their area over the coming months.