CHERISH partners from Riga (LV) and Middelburg (NL) visit Kavala in Greece to gain indepth knowledge on cultural heritage of fishing communities, responsible fishing project, Enaleia protection of the Marine environment through education project, and the labelling of the Lagoon Nestos fishery products .
The following programme is organised by CHERISH partner the municipality of Kavala, Greece.
DAY 1 MONDAY 06/06/2022
Welcome words by Andreas Karagiorgis, Deputy Governor od Fishing Policy of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Theodoros Mouriadis, Mayor of Kavala / Michailidis Georgios, Deputy Mayor of Kavala and CHERISH lead partner, Municipality of Middelburg, by Roos Galjaard.
Presentation of the INALE - The Fisheries Research Institute, Dr. Manos Koutrakis, INALE Research Director: • Scope, Research, Education, • Presentation of the practice on “Responsible fishing”, Q&A
Presentation of Kavala’s landmark “Karnagio”: the traditional shipbuilding area
Tour in the old city of Kavala: explore the connection of the sea and the fishing communities with the social and economic life, the cultural and historic heritage
Wrap-up and Conclusions
DAY 2 TUESDAY 07/06/2022
Study visit on the Nestos Lagoons: walk at the lagoons of Nestos, visit two facilities and live the fishing experience, study visit to the Management body of the Nestos Delta and Lakes Vistonida: presentation of the body, its scope and projects, presentation and discussion on the good practice of Certification of the lagoon products, Q&A
Visit the Naval Museum of Kavala: presentation of initiatives conducted, actions for fishermen, schools for safeguarding the fishing cultural heritage, Kavala Port Authority, CLLD – Kavala Leader
Wrap-up and Conclusions