EU support for the modernization of fishing fleet or fishing vessels

Project submission from March 20, 2014 to June 30, 2014

1. Who can apply for the project

The fishing vessel owner, who has a valid special permit (license) for commercial fisheries and the vessel is fishing in the Baltic Sea (Gulf of Riga) behind the coast or coastal waters or the high seas.

2. Activities that are supported

Improvement of safety conditions on board fishing vessels:

Purchase and installation of new communication and navigation equipment, including acquisition of specialized computer software and hardware;
Purchase of a new rescue equipment and installation and improvement of fire protection systems;

Hygiene, working condition and improvement of quality for fishery products on board of fishing vessels:

Purchase and installation of new hygiene and sanitation equipment;
Furnishing and reconstruction of manufacturing, household and sanitary premises, including reconstruction of the board and the hull of a fishing vessel;
Purchase of equipment associated with fish storage and processing;
Acquisition and installation of a new auxiliary engine;
Purchase and installation of new parts for the main engine for parts needed to be replaced;
Purchase and installation of new cargo lifting equipment;

Investment in modernization and new equipment:

What is needed to keep the catch that is no longer allowed to be discarded;
As part of projects related to the new technical measures for the preparation or trial for a limited period of time established by statutory of the European Union;
To reduce the impact of fishing on the ecosystem;
Catch and gear protection against predators and exchange of fishing gear parts;

Investment in new selective fishing gear

Replacement of separate fishing vessel's main engine (purchase and installation of a new main engine) General expenses (including architects, engineers and consultants, legal services, feasibility studies, patents and licenses receiving costs) directly related to project preparation and implementation.

3. Amount of support

The maximum eligible costs are calculated individually for every fishing vessel in accordance with the gross tonnage of the vessel.

For safety, working condition, hygiene, improving product quality and on-board investment in selective fishing gear

60% of the eligible costs of a fishing vessel with an overall length of less than 12 meters and for those that are not using towed gear;

40% of the eligible cost for other fishing vessels.

For the fishing vessel's main engine replacement

40% of the eligible costs of a fishing vessel with an overall length of less than 12 meters and for those that are not using towed gear;

20% of the eligible cost of other fishing vessels with a length of up to 24 meters.

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