Projects

The Directorate has or is being involved in several national and international projects. In this section information is available for each project.

Albfish

Pilot Fishery Development Project

Albfish was born as necessity of fish data collect. In the frame of getting close of Fish Legislation with UE directives, one of fundamental point is the implementation and functioning of a system of data collect, to achieve UE standards. In the Commission Regulation (EC), No.1543/2000 of June, 29, 2000 "on a financial contribuition from the Community towards the expenditure incurred by Member States in collecting data, and for financing studies and pilot projects for carrying out the common fisheries policy" and in the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1693/2001 of 25 July 2001 establishing the minimum and extended Community programmes for the collection of data in the fisheries sector and laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1543/2000, determine the minimal and maximal necessary data that have to be monitored in fishery, oblige for the member countries. The application of that regulation consists in one of first steps in the frame of EU association.

Adriamed project support this data-collecting program through implementing of one structure in center and base (as first phase in the 4 main fishing harbors) called Albfish. Used computer program is prepared from FAO in the Access format.
In the first phase of this program was done registration of all fishing fleet and their characteristics. The results are elaborated giving a real conclusion of fishing fleet situation, for the physical condition. In the second phase will be worked in biological data collecting to be monitored the fishing effort. This last one will be realized in collaboration with Fishery Research Institute, which have every year financing by the marine fishing research of estimation projects.
This unit will have his extension in the future. So, in the frame of Fishing Development Target Project, is predicted increasing of the local monitor's number with the purpose data collecting. This, not only from the marine sector but extending and in other water categories, such in four main lakes of the country, in the coastal lagoons and in the farming reservoirs with the purpose achieving of settle standards.

The regulation No. 1 date 29.3.2005 takes into consideration several EU directives:

a) National Register of Fishery Vessels approaching them by the Regulation 26/2004 CE (article 25, 26). For this purpose, after the census, done on 2001, of the fishing fleet and every year register improvement is under application an electronic program (software) of fishery vessel recording and their data elaboration. Starting from 2005, fishery vessels are equipped by the Register Number called National Fleet Register similar with CFR (Community Fleet Register). Data collected are conforming above CE Regulation and this program automatically prepares the fishery vessels snapshot. One copy of this register, as was decided in the session 29 of GFCM will be send periodically to the GFCM Secretariat in electronic format (article 26, point 3).

b) Upholding of a necessary frame of gathering and managing of necessary data for fisheries policy drawing. As above mentioned, in article 55, determines the general principles on gathering and managing of data’s in fisheries according the Regulation 1543/200, Regulation 1639/2001, changed by 1581/2004. Here, also is improved the subjects obligation for vessel diary holding, according article 6 of CE Regulation 2847/93, foreseen in the article 38 and annex 22 of Fishery Regulation.

c) The obligation of holding and format determination of a vessel diary (Regulation 2847/93, article 6).

PILOT FISHERY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

The project aims to increase the economic and environmental sustainability of exploiting marine and lake fishery resources by improving the management of the sector. This will be achieved by introducing a system of community-based resource co-management, strengthening public institutions, improving the management of fishing ports, and making small improvements to facilities at Albania's major fishing ports. The project also aims to support the development of income-earning aquaculture activities by re-establishing low-cost aquaculture in Albania's existing fresh water reservoirs, and by exploring the country's potential in the aquaculture of high-value marine species, such as shrimp.

The project will be implemented in four major seaports-Durres, Vlora, Saranda, Shengjin-and in ports on Lake Ohrid and Lake Shkodra. The primary beneficiary group will be fishermen and their families.

A number of the activities are planned under the project-rehabilitation of fishing ports, the rehabilitation of an Ohrid trout hatchery, and experimental activities in aquaculture. The project will also support water-user associations, which are interested in carrying out low-cost, low maintenance fresh water aquaculture using reservoirs. Moreover, the project will support fishermen to organize themselves into community-based fishery management organizations, which will participate in the management of natural resources in partnership with the Government.

The project includes the following five components:

Support to the community-based co-management of fisheries.

This component includes two sub-components:

(i) Rehabilitation of fishing ports. This subcomponent will provide minor rehabilitation and make small improvements to facilities at Albania's major fishing ports in order to meet the basic international standards of navigation safety and hygiene and to support the fishery management organizations' management of these facilities.

(ii) Technical assistance to fishery management organizations. It aims to establish and institutionally strengthen a national network of six fishery management organizations to improve their management of fisheries resources and fishing port facilities.

Aquaculture Development.

This component will support the government's efforts to re-develop the aquaculture sector in Albania. It aims to:

  (i) Restore the original capacity of fresh water aquaculture through support to fishery management organizations at inland reservoirs;

 (ii) Support the government's program to restock koran fish in Lake Ohrid; and

(iii) Support the government's initiatives to explore the potential for aquaculture of new, high value species through demonstration programs.

Institutional Strengthening for the Public Sector.

This component aims to support the fishery sector through the institutional strengthening of the public sector within the Ministry of Agriculture and Food through two sub-components:

(i) Provision of technical assistance to the Department of Fisheries;

(ii) Provision of technical assistance to the Fisheries Research Institute.

Project management.

This component will aim to ensure an efficient and effective implementation of project activities.

Refinancing a Project Preparation Facility.

The total cost of the project is US$6.6 million. The credit will be disbursed on standard IDA terms and will be repayable in 40 years, including a 10-year grace period.

Download the Pilot Fishery Development Project document (pdf)

LEGENDA: Lin Hatchery rehabilitated by Pilot Fishery Project.