Cornwall is in the process of establishing a Fisheries Local Action Group intended to ‘go live' early in the new year, subject to contract. To date public consultation has been carried out followed by a strategy and a delivery plan being developed and approved. The FLAG will have around £1 million of European Fisheries Fund (EFF) Axis 4 to invest in Cornish & IoS projects that support the sustainable development of fisheries communities. The FLAG board will comprise of representation from fishing, private, public, tourism and voluntary and community sector. This will be the decision making board supported with a technical appraisal and secretariat function from Cornwall Development Company.

An important activity of the FLAG is ensuring that the partnership implements the FLAG strategy in conjunction with the local community and it is this function that is now being sought. A FLAG Animateur function is being sought (as a project in its own right) to assist the FLAG in bringing projects to the table for investment. The resource is expected to come from the voluntary and community sector, where possible, to provide the added value of capacity building in the VCS, however this is not essential. Organisations are invited to submit an Expression of Interest to deliver this function. It will be essential for the organisation proposing to host this resource to, as a minimum, have a county wide reach, including the IoS, be familiar with fisheries communities and the issues they face, have extensive experience of project development at a grass roots level and fully understand European Funding requirements. Ideally this will also specifically relate to EFF.

In the first instance please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for an EOI and the full criteria information. The EOIs will then be assessed for suitability and only those that can adequately demonstrate the ability to meet all aspects of the criteria will be invited to make a full project application, which again will be assessed before an award made. This is a competitive process and at risk subject to contract.

Completed EOI must be returned electronically to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by 19th December 2011. Those invited to submit full project applications will be notified during w/c 02 January 2012 and dates to submit a full project application will be notified then.

The successful organisation will be expected to enter into a service level agreement with Cornwall Development Company and the FLAG, and a performance management framework established to enable CDC and the FLAG to manage the project's delivery.

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100% grant funding is available once again for fishermen to attend courses that make up the Under 16.5m Skippers Ticket,  HOWEVER, we cannot confirm that this funding will be available beyond March 2012.

Fishermen wishing to complete the short courses that make up the new skippers ticket are advised to contact us asap, in order to secure places on courses, as demand is likely to be strong between January and March 2012.

Dates are published on the "Course Dates" page as they are confirmed, additional dates are regularly scheduled according to demand, so drop us a line if you wish to be put on the list.

Experienced fishermen who completed mandatory basic safety training courses more than three years ago, will be able to voluntarily attend new, updated training courses in sea survival, fire fighting, first aid and safety awareness free of charge, for a limited time.

Experienced fishermen holding a Safety Awareness certificate who can evidence that they have already attended basic safety training courses more than 3 years ago will be accepted for funded refresher safety training. Each course can be refreshed individually as it becomes 3 years old.

Visit the "Course Dates" page for scheduled dates.

During the early part of 2012, Seafood Cornwall Training will be launching the new Seafish 3 Week Introduction to Fishing Course, aimed at new entrants to the fishing industry.

The course is designed to encourage new entrants into the fishing industry. It will ensure that new entrants are trained to a level higher than the minimum legal requirements, whilst equipping them with essential basic skills to begin working at sea, in a safe and useful manner.

Funding has been secured from Seafish and from the European Fisheries Fund to enable this training to be provided free of charge, to a limited number of candidates in Cornwall.