Transnational networking event

ARIEL project cod. 278

Podgorica, 30 October 2018

Region of Western GreeceRegional Unit of Aetoloakarnania

Fisheries department

Dr. Alkistis Parpoura & Dr. Erich van Ham

Region of Western Greece

The Region of Western Greece(RWG) is a regional public authority with multi-year

experience in the fisheries and aquaculture sector

management, acting as an intermediate body for the EFF.

The area is located

• 250 Km from Athens

• 50 Km from Patra

The area includes rare biotopes

Lagoons Salt marshes

Estuaries Water bird habitats

The area includes rare biotopes

Sand dunes

In the area, traditional human activities also take place

Sea salt production

Traditional human activities

Fisheries900 fishing vessels of various capacity (Small scale)

Traditional human activities

Extensive aquaculture

14 fishing installations in lagoons

>400 tn production>120 fishermen employed

Modernisation of traditional practices in the lagoon

• Modification of the harvesting gear

• Undersized fish can escape to • ponds or

• open sea

• Benefits for both the environment and the fish production

Modern human activities also take place

Intensive aquaculture

•26 fish farms,

•>26,000 tons of sea bream and sea bass,

• 25% of total Greek production

Intensive aquaculture

10 packing units

Intensive aquaculture

• 5 hatcheries (>20 million fingerlings)

The products in the areaMainly agricultural products:

• Fish• 52 fish species recorded in the lagoon

complex • 8 live there permanently whereas the rest

migrate.• The commercially most important ones:

mullets, sea bream, sea bass, eel, goby.

The products in the areaMainly agricultural products:

• Botargo (fish-egg roe)

500-800 Kg/year

Other agricultural products:

• Olive oil

• Olives

• Cheese (feta, gruyere)

• Meat

• Salt

• honey

Aetoloakarnania Fisheries Department jurisdiction

• Fishing fleet licensing

• Renting, evaluation and control oflagoon fisheries (extensive aquaculture)

• Monitoring of fishing stocks

• Issue of opinion and certifications for Intensive aquaculture

• Intermediate body for realization of EU investment programs

Communication:

RWG group:

Dr. Alkistis Parpoura (Coordinator)Dr. Erich van Ham (Communication officer)Vivi Ntzoufra MSc. (Fisheries manager)Panagiotis Deligiannis (Financial manager)

Fisheries Department, Region of Western Greece,

Regional Unit of Aetoloacarnania, Directorate of Rural Economy and Veterinary,

Tel.: +30 26313 61100, e-mail: ta2@aitnia.pde.gov.grhttps://www.pde.gov.gr/gr/projects/european/list/item/10414-

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