1. The FARNET Support Unit. Who we are, what we do and how we do it
Urszula Budzich-Szukala
Latvia, 5-6 November 2009

2. Who is FARNET. Role of the Support Unit What does the Support Unit do?
Content
Who is FARNET. Role of the Support Unit
What does the Support Unit do?
Why FARNET must be different
Our priorities and approach
The Support Unit Team
Key aims and questions
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3. Who is FARNET. The role of the Support Unit
All those actors engaged in the sustainable development of fisheries areas such as:
Administrations and institutions involved in the management and implementation of Axis 4; Including EU
National networks; Including regional and EU
Stakeholder organisations at European level or with strong links to European level;
Groups;
Various bodies and actors on the ground concerned with sustainable development of fisheries areas.
ROLE OF FARNET Support Unit.
:“The provision of technical assistance, animation, coordination, information and capitalising on experiences”.

4. Why FARNET must be different
CONTEXT
Depth of crisis affecting fishing
Relatively small size of fishing communities
Diversity of territorial contexts (decline + growth)
PROGRAMME
First large scale application of integrated territorial strategies in fisheries areas.
Enormous differences in the size of budgets and groups
Huge differences in levels of experience
Lack of national networks and TA systems
Strategies towards experienced groups and networks (LEADER)
POLICY
Relative isolation of many fishing communities from decision making
Opportunities for testing and becoming the local arm of broader policies like Integrated Maritime Policy
Urgency

5. How we work
Listening. Analysis of state of play, needs analysis, partnership with National Networks
Direct hands-on support to groups and administrations
Focusing cooperation and good practice on methodological needs at first
Linked chains of activities directed at agreed thematic and territorial priorities
Territorial and thematic teams, or task forces take responsibility.
Decentralised capacity building. Working with networks, promoting communities of practice and other self-help learning systems
Pay attention to transfer not just identification of good practice
Broader capitalisation and communication

6. Three key priorities

11. FARNET Support Unit Team
10 Permanent staff in Brussels
21 geographical experts throughout main marine basins
Balance of territorial and sectoral skills + languages
Geographical and thematic task forces

12. FARNET Support Unit Team Organisation

13. Key aims and questions to MA and groups
What is the state of play of implementation. What are the main obstacles and areas in which help is needed?
What types of support is most appropriate in different contexts and stages of implementation
Who should do what – FSU, NNW, Ministry…?
How can we communicate and coordinate?
Contact points. Geographical experts. NNW
Calendar of meetings
The next support itineraries
National fiches and focus groups
Pooling information on the web.
Procedures for GP and cooperation

14. Thank you for your attention!
FARNET Support Unit
36-38 rue Saint Laurent
B Bruxelles
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