The FLAG is located in the Southern part of the Marche region, in eastern Italy. It covers the municipalities of San Benedetto del Tronto, Grottammare, Pedaso, Porto San Giorgio, Civitanova Marche and Porto Recanati. The FLAG´s strategy focuses on two key areas: 1. Socio-economic and environmental sustainability: "defensive measures" to preserve and enhance local assets and excellence in the long term, developing tools to overcome the weaknesses of the territory and mitigate against the impact of threats. The socio-environmental sustainability strategy is divided according to resources: fish, human, and environmental.
2. Territorial Identity: "proactive measures" to promote the strengths and opportunities of the area through an integrated strategy for local development focused on the area´s identity and other unifying elements. The municipalities that make up the territory of the FLAG share a number of commonalities (typical fish, marine culture, folklore, crafts, environment, etc.) which can be used to activate virtuous policies of sustainable development in the territory. This part of our strategy is divided into: typical fisheries products of the area; coastal and marine environment; and culture, tradition, folklore and crafts.
