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Fisheries local action groups, small-scale fisheries and territorial development

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Jeremy Phillipson

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© 2024 The Authors. Sociologia Ruralis published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Society for Rural Sociology. In comparison to the wealth of critical evaluation of LEADER (i.e., Liaison entre actions de développement de l'économie rurale), there has been no consolidated attempt to reflect on the contribution of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), now entering their third EU programming period. Set up in the image of LEADER, and a novel governance instrument within the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), FLAGs aim to activate local responses that build resilience and adaptability within the fisheries sector and wider communities. In addition to introducing the accompanying articles that make up this special issue of Sociologia Ruralis, our article gives an account of the emergence of community-led local development (CLLD) in fisheries and the attributes that have characterised the application of the LEADER approach within a fisheries-territorial development context. In many cases, FLAGs have led to improved relationships between the small-scale fishing sector and wider local social and economic networks, helping the sector reimagine its role within local economies. Yet outcomes vary as the FLAG approach has been applied across different cultural and institutional settings. There are indications that the system is becoming enveloped by wider priorities of coastal development and blue growth. Yet FLAGs may well provide a successful test case for widening participation in the CFP and upscaling integration of the fishing industry within local and regional economies. For CLLD in general, they are a reminder of the value of a differentiated CLLD approach tailored to different sectoral-territorial contexts.

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Author(s): Phillipson J, Salmi P, Linke S, Svels K, Budzich-Tabor U

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Sociologia Ruralis

Year: 2024

Pages: ePub ahead of Print

Online publication date: 21/03/2024

Acceptance date: 16/02/2024

Date deposited: 08/04/2024

ISSN (print): 0038-0199

ISSN (electronic): 1467-9523

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12478

DOI: 10.1111/soru.12478

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