Mapping of aquaculture in FLAG Small Town area

In line with the the rich maritime heritage in the areas in CIty of Ploče and Municipality of Gradac, and throughout the period of creation of the FLAG Small Town local fishery development strategy, a vast potential and interest for development of aquaculture has been detected by the local stakeholders and key target group representatives in this sector (local authorities, regional development agencies, fishermen, etc). Throughout this action the main objective is to enable additional blue economy opportunities through the engagment of acquaculture in the local area of FLAG Small Town (City of Ploče, Municipality of Gradac, Municipalitiy of Podgora, Municipality of Trpanj, City of Vrgorac). The specific objective is to map all adequate acquaculture localities, detect all potential business subjects (fishermen, associations, clusters, etc) with interest to invest in such economy activity, hence to ensure all neccessary tools in context of creation of legislative measures (on local/regional/national level) for aquaculture development in the FLAG Small Town area. Upon implementation, the expectation is that at least x4 locations will be detected for aquaculture activities and mapped throughout all relevant local authority spatial urban planning maps, also that min. x5 subjects will express their interest for economic activity on such mapped areas. In long term min. x2 new acquaculture locations will be in operation, generating income and employing new specialized workforce, hence attracting other subjects for further initiating their efforts in aquaculture, as well as pushing the overall blue economy development on local level.