Acronym MARIMED
Category
Fisheries
Title Fisheries as a factor of development of long-lasting tourism Programme Interreg III
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
Strand B
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Western Mediterranean
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Clelia Capozzi Coordinator email ccapozzi@regione.emilia-romagna.it
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
EMPA - Asociación de Empresarios Marítimos y Pesqueros (Spain) ,
NA - Municipality of Carloforte (Italy) ,
NA - Municipality of Marseille (France) ,
NA - Municipality of Port St. Louis du Rhone (France) ,
NA - Municipality of Porto Torres (Italy) ,
NA - Municipality of Torroella de Montgrì (Spain) ,
NA - Provincial Council of Girona (Spain) ,
NA - Regional Government of Andalusia (Spain) ,
NA - Region of Murcia (Spain) ,
NA - Sicilian Region (Italy) ,
Start year 2004 End year 2006 Funding (€) € 2,248,416 Website https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/archive/country/commu/2000-2006/document/interreg_en.pdf Summary The project promotes the integration between the tourism and fi shery sectors and it will test an innovative model to enhance tourist supply and sustainable tourism development, in order to promote and to enhance the natural, cultural and social heritage of Mediterranean marinas and fi shing ports. The transnational collaboration among the various (public and private) stakeholders has allowed to design common action plan to promote and support the integration between the tourism and fi shery sectors. This action model has led to an ongoing development and networking of tourist products, and the defi nition of itineraries that highlight the characteristics of Mediterranean marinas. 1. The setting up of enhancement, promotion and regeneration processes of Mediterranean marinas through the defi nition, testing and validation of a tourist supply development model in an environmentally-friendly context; 2. the identifi cation of new ways of enjoying the sea to foster off-season tourism in “coastal cities”; 3. the active involvement of local stakeholders in a sustainable tourism development process by strengthening local identity and by enhancing peculiarities/specifi cities.
Keywords
Economy;
Recreational fisheries;
Fishing industry;
Marine Region
53
Northern Spain (GSA 6)
49
Gulf of Lions (GSA 7)
50
Sardinia (east) (GSA 11.2)
51
Sardinia (west) (GSA 11.1)
74
Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
48
South Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 10)
54
Balearic Island (GSA 5)
47
Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9)
8
Marine Region Map
