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This page provides an overview of the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) and how to apply. For detailed information, including definitions, please read the general scheme guidance document.
About the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme will provide financial support for projects in England that secure sustainable growth across the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and that protect and enhance the marine environment.
Aims of the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme
The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme will provide financial assistance for projects that support sustainable growth in the catching, processing and aquaculture sectors, and enhance the marine environment. The scheme is available to applicants whose businesses and/or vessels are registered in England.
21 April 2021
The MMO is administering the new £6.1 million FaSS on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
The fund includes support for business to adapt to new markets and respond to new trading conditions, improve safety on fishing vessels and onshore and to protect the environment – with funding available for equipment that reduces the impact of fishing on the marine environment, among other areas. More information can be found on our website.
Any applications that are over £150,000 in total project cost must be considered by the FaSS panel. The panel is responsible for reviewing applications and recommending projects for approval in line with the overall objectives of the scheme.
Applications have opened for a new Government grant scheme that aims to boost the national fishing industry. Applications have opened for a new Government grant scheme that aims to boost the national fishing industry. The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme will provide £6.1 million over the next 12 months to businesses across England in the seafood sector. Initially the fund will focus on helping businesses adapt to life outside the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy and recover from the impacts of Covid-19. The funding scheme has been seen as a real opportunity for fishing communities like Maryport. “Leaving the EU has hit the industry quite a bit and Covid hasn’t helped at all,” said Allerdale Independents Councillor for Maryport North, Adrian Kirkbride.