Regional Stakeholder Group Meeting

Partner/Region: Date: Round: Participants: Main outputs: Planning 03.03.2021. 5th SH Participants: Topics discussed during the meeting: Region () meeting In total 21 participants attended an Update on CHERISH activities completed in 2020, online meeting in Zoom platform project activities in 2021; Introduction of CHERISH Action Plan Directions of List of participants: Support; 1. Sanita Paegle; Riga Planning Discussion on selection of actions for CHERISH Region, CHERISH Project Action Plan for . Coordinator The main task of the project is to develop an Action 2. Olga Rinkus; Manager of Plan identifying actions that would promote the Carnikava Local History Centre development of coastal fishing communities and the 3. Ilze Turka; Manager of FLAG and protection and promotion of the cultural heritage of Rural Action Group "Partnership fisheries. for Rural and the Sea" 4. Āris Ādlers; Society "The Land of Based on the transnational exchange of experience, Sea/Jūras Zeme", External Expert analysis of the current situation and dialogue with CHERISH project stakeholders, the Riga Planning Region intends to 5. Inta Baumane; Director, Jūrmalas include the following activities in its action plan: City Museum 6. Mārīte Zaļuma; Tourism Action 1: Support for the strengthening of Information of Centre Engure cooperation platforms in coastal fishing Municipality communities for the preservation and promotion of the cultural heritage of fisheries and the

7. Jolanta Kraukle; Engure Parish diversification of the tourism offer: development, Administration commercialization and marketing of new tourism 8. Kristaps Gramanis; Project products, local branding, etc .; Manager of National Fisheries Action 2: Support for capacity building of coastal Cooperation Network museums working to protect and promote the 9. Jānis Kravalis; Project Manager in cultural heritage of fisheries: methods, the Fisheries Department of SIA modernization of content, digitization, involvement "Latvian Rural Consultation and of target audiences, development of new projects, Education Center" events and developments, etc .; 10. Evija Keisele; Deputy Chairman of Activity 3: Catching and preparing lampreys - Salacgriva County Council Documenting and using traditional ecological 11. Ieva Zilvere; Director of the knowledge (TEK) in the development of tourism Museum of Salacgriva County products and promoting knowledge to various target Council groups; 12. Zane Jakušenoka; Head of Action 4: Inclusion of the development of fisheries LEADER Division, Rural Support cultural heritage as a direction of action in the Service Development Program of the Riga Planning Region 13. Ivars Dimdiņš; Specialist of for 2021-2027. Carnikava Local History Centre 14. Jānis Galakrodznieks; Expert on Main conclusions: tourism information of Tourism Information Centre of Carnikava 1. SHs support inclusion of the proposed actions in Municipality the RPR CHERISH AP; 15. Zigmārs Gailis; Director of Municipality museum 2. Proposals from SHs about subactivities under "Daugavas muzejs" Actions: 16. Inga Brieze; Expert, CHERISH Project, Riga Planning Region, Action 1:

17. Laura Cielēna ; Expert of Tourism Information Centre  Mapping of existing cooperation platforms 18. Gita Lancere; Intangible cultural by identifying which of the areas mentioned heritage expert of Latvian National in the Activity Description do or contribute Culture Center to. Identify missing activities and 19. Ieva Drozdova; Cook, restaurant “Weaknesses”. Expand the circle of “Pie Kamīna” stakeholders, primarily with Tourism 20. Pārsla Dzērve; Director of Promoters (Exit Riga, Vidzeme Tourism Salacgrīva County Culture Centre Association and others) 21. Arta Skudrēna; Manager of  Promotion of fisheries-related business. This Saulkrasti Culture Centre could be complemented by innovation and added value in this business area. Activate cooperation between coastal municipalities to promote this business  Creating project idea bank in order to promote the implementation of ideas, partnerships, project development  Importance of inclusion of cultural heritage into the list of intangible cultural heritage, cooperation among initiatives in applying for inclusion into the list for local and international recognition of cultural heritage  Capacity building, training events and workshops;  Cross-sectoral cooperation, eg: painting and fishing, joint museum projects;

 Exchange of experience between platforms, museums, fishermen, maintainers of fishing traditions;

Action 2:  Promotion of mutual co - operation between museums - creation of joint projects, exhibitions, improvement of web pages, restoration of exhibits, restoration of a model stove, organization of events that promote the preservation and popularization of traditions;  Creation of a room / canopy ( Museum) - for the exchange of fishermen's experience stories, experience; This could be the infrastructure required for the operation of the Museums.  Creation of a lamprey network page;  Establishment of fish tasting groups, eg Jurmala fish Thursdays;  To invite the residents to get involved in the creation of museum exhibits - to share their legacy exhibits - to be part of the exposition;  Training of museum staff;

 Trainings/workshops of coastal fishing professions - net patchers, fish smokers, rope winders (museum educational program);  Digitization of museum expositions and offer, interactivity (technologies and IT solutions) Action 3:  To organize joint events of catering service providers, tastings, exchange of knowledge;  To find an opportunity to participate in fishing and cooking activities themselves;  Development of a fishing manual / booklet for coastal fisherment how to carry out coastal fisging: registration, permits, regulations to guide through bureaucratic process  Reducing the bureaucratisation of fisheries through digitalisation - the ability to register online, facilitate processes and save time, an obstacle - the relationship between fishermen and computers towards "you"; good practice - digitized catch logs;  Establishment of a common database on the location of fishery products;

 Co-operation of supervisory authorities, common links, so that different authorities do not have to report on the same thing;  Lamprey catching in the Daugava, including creating TEK, has special knowledge and places where it was done Action 4: supported/no detailed discussion

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