Figueira is located at the mouth of the Mondego Estuary and is known as an important port for coastal and open sea fisheries. Figueira has 62.000 inhabitants. The local salt production was formerly of high importance, but is today declining. Many of the traditional salinas have been transformed into fish farms. The local activities linked to the project are mainly: re-establishment of traditional salinas, training of salters, creation of a salt-museum.

Principal partner of the project: Municipality of Figueira da Foz.

Associate partner: Regional Environment Administration

.Additional partner: Sociedade Figueira Praia S.A.

Contact: Sonia Pinto, Municipality, Rua Calouste Gulbenrian, P-3080-084 FIGUEIRA DA FOZ, Portugal. Tel. 00351 233 402 840, Fax 00351 233 402 848.

e-mail: sonia.pinto@cm-figfoz.pt

or: Renato Neves and Rui Rufino, Mae d’Agua (consultants), Rua Coelho da Rocha, 26(1Dt), 1250-088 LISBOA, Portugal. Tel. 00351 213 953 313, Fax 00351 213 930 337.

e-mail: littorina@mail.telepac.pt