The EMFAF supports the EU common fisheries policy (CFP), the EU maritime policy and the EU agenda for international ocean governance. It provides support for developing innovative projects ensuring that aquatic and maritime resources are used sustainably.
The fund helps achieve sustainable fisheries and conserve marine biological resources. This leads to:
The main objective of this topic is to support the diversification of the income sources for fisheries communities in the Atlantic area by promoting activities related to the sustainable blue economy.
This topic will focus on:
Selected projects should carry out to the maximum extent possible the indicative (not exhaustive) activities listed below:
Applicants shall explain in the proposal the added-value of their projects compared to similar actions implemented under national EMFAF Operational Programmes (shared management).
80%
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
For more information, please contact the EU Contact Point.
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
https://ec.europa.eu/oceans-and-fisheries/contact-form_en
European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA)
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/contact-0_en
CINEA-EMFAF-CALLS@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 (0)2 299 5252
(Publish Date: 13/10/2022-for internal use only)