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FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE EXECUTIVE AGENCY
European Fisheries Fund Directorate
Programme for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
(2014-2020)
Programme strategy
PMAF will contribute to the following thematic objectives:
3) Enhancing the
competitiveness of
small and mediumsized enterprises,
the agricultural
sector and the
fisheries and
aquaculture sector;
4) Supporting the shift
towards a low-carbon
economy in all sectors
6) Protecting the
environment and
promoting resource
efficiency
8) Promoting employment
and supporting labour
mobility
Priorities by measures
Based on the developed Programme analyses, the discussions held in the Thematic
Working Group, the EFMAF related measures laid down in the Regulation, and the
2014-2020 strategic documents, we identified the following priority interventions:
Promoting sustainable and resource efficient fisheries and aquaculture,
including the associated processing;
Restructuring and modernization of the fishing fleet;
Reconstruction and modernization of fishing infrastructure;
Protection measures in accordance with Natura 2000 and the Marine Strategy
Framework Directive;
Provision of ecosystem services;
Activities for protection and restoration of biodiversity;
Increasing energy efficiency;
Production of biological and environmentally friendly aquaculture;
Priorities by measures
Promoting innovative, competitive and knowledge based fisheries and
aquaculture, including the associated processing;
Diversification of activities in/outside fishing;
Adding value to the products;
Increasing the capacity of the sector to submit applications under funding
schemes aimed at supporting the sector;
Lifelong learning;
Sustainable growth of aquaculture production;
Diversification of the bred species and the income of aquaculture enterprises,
and adding value to aquaculture products;
Support to partnerships with research organisations and development of
innovation in the sector;
Priorities by measures
Identifying and mapping the areas most suited for aquaculture;
Support provided to insurance of aquaculture reserves;
Access to financial engineering tools;
Creating producers’ clusters;
Implementing regional, national and transnational promotional campaigns;
Developing long-term production plans and production supply plans.
Promoting the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy
Data collection;
Control and law enforcement.
Priorities by measures
Increasing employment and territorial cohesion
Support to community-driven local development.
Strengthening the implementation of the integrated maritime policy*
Supporting integrated maritime supervision;
Protection of the marine environment;
Improving the knowledge of the state of marine environment.
Interventions for mainstreaming the Environment Policy
and the Climate Change Policy into the Common
Strategic Framework 2014 – 2020 funds
1. Necessary interventions for improved water management aimed at
achieving a better ecological status, greater efficiency of this
resource, and dealing with the consequences that climate change
has on waters:
Implementation of a National Marine Strategy, a monitoring programme on
the state of the marine environment and a programme of measures aimed
at achieving a good state of the marine environment.
Supporting the implementation of protection measures under the
Common Fisheries Policy and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
Investments to limit the physical and biological impact of fishing on
ecosystems or the seabed, as well as to protect and restore marine
biological diversity and ecosystems within the frames of sustainable
fishing activities, including:
Interventions for mainstreaming the Environment Policy
and the Climate Change Policy into the Common
Strategic Framework 2014 – 2020 funds
- Equipment to improve the selectivity of fishing devices from the
perspective of size or type;
- Equipment to reduce undesired catch of commercially significant stocks
or other type of yield;
- Equipment to protect fishing devices and catch against mammals and
birds which are protected under Council Directive 92/43/EEC or Directive
2009/147/ЕC of the European Parliament and of the Council, provided
that no harm is done to predators;
- Collection of waste at sea by fishermen, for example withdrawal of lost
fishing gear and marine waste;
- Construction, assembly or upgrading of stationary or portable facilities
aimed at protecting and developing the marine flora and fauna;
- Contribution to the management/storage of marine bio-resources;
- Other actions targeted at maintaining and improving biological diversity
and ecosystem services;
Interventions for mainstreaming the Environment Policy
and the Climate Change Policy into the Common
Strategic Framework 2014 – 2020 funds
Supporting the transition to biological aquaculture production and
participation in the EU Eco-Management and Audit Schemes;
Supporting the collection, management and use of primary biological,
technical, ecological and social-economic data in the framework of the
Union’s multiannual programme;
Supporting the implementation of the Union’s control, inspection and
enforcement system;
Improving the knowledge of the state of the marine environment with a
view of establishing the monitoring programmes and the programmes of
measures foreseen in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
Investments to improve the infrastructure of fishing ports or unloading
piers, including investments in facilities for collection of sea waste and
waste generated by navigation;
Interventions for mainstreaming the Environment Policy
and the Climate Change Policy into the Common
Strategic Framework 2014 – 2020 funds
Investments in aquaculture:
-Extensive aquaculture, including protection and improvement of the
environment, biological diversity and management of the landscape and
the traditional features of aquaculture zones;
-Improvements and upgrades related to the health and humane
treatment of animals, including the purchase of farms’ protection
equipment against wild predators;
-Limiting the adverse impact or increasing the positive impact on the
environment, and also improving resource efficiency;
-Restoring the available artificial water basins or pools, which are used
for aquaculture production, by removing sediments or undertaking
possible measures aimed at preventing sedimentation;
Interventions for mainstreaming the Environment Policy
and the Climate Change Policy into the Common
Strategic Framework 2014 – 2020 funds
2. Necessary interventions for protection and restoration of biological
diversity, including NATURA 2000 network.
Implementation of measures of the national Priority Action Framework for
Natura 2000
Supporting the implementation of protection measures in
accordance with Natura 2000
Development, including research, drafting, supervision and updating of
protection plans, and management of fishing related activities, with
regard to Natura 2000 and special protected areas and habitats;
Management, restoration and supervision of Natura 2000 sites;
Management, restoration and supervision of marine protected areas with
a view of implementing spatial protection measures;
Interventions for mainstreaming the Environment Policy
and the Climate Change Policy into the Common
Strategic Framework 2014 – 2020 funds
Dissemination of knowledge about the environment which is related to
the protection and restoration of marine biological diversity;
Environmental services ensured by aquaculture:
- Aquaculture breeding methods which are compliant with the specific
environmental needs and are subject to specific management
requirements as a result of the identification of Natura 2000 zones;
- Expenses directly associated with participation in the protection and
reproduction of aquatic animals under programmes for biodiversity
protection and restoration, which are developed by the pubic authorities
or under their supervision;
Interventions for mainstreaming the Environment Policy
and the Climate Change Policy into the Common
Strategic Framework 2014 – 2020 funds
3. PMAF will also support measures related to the necessary
interventions for climate action: energy efficiency and renewable
energy sources
Investment in equipment or on board vessels, which aims at reducing
polluter emissions or greenhouse gases and increasing the energy
efficiency of fishing vessels, including replacement and modernization of
main or auxiliary engines;
Audits and energy efficiency schemes;
Processing of fishing and aquaculture products:
- Investments contributing to energy savings or reduction of the adverse
impact on the environment, including waste treatment.
FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE EXECUTIVE AGENCY
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Dr. Lyubka Lazarova
Chief Expert in Programming and Monitoring
European Fisheries Fund Directorate