BIM Small-Scale Coastal Fishers Scheme

This scheme is designed to be a ‘one stop shop’ for small scale coastal fishers, allowing both onshore and onboard investments by SSCF vessel owners:

• Selective fishing: Investment in equipment to Improve size or species selectivity of fishing gear to avoid and reduce unwanted catches in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013.
• Energy efficiency: Investments in equipment aimed at reducing the emission of pollutants or greenhouse gases and increasing the energy efficiency of fishing vessels and onshore operations.
• Hygiene, Health, and Safety: Investments on board that improve hygiene, health, safety and working conditions provided and that exceed legislative requirements.
• Quality: Innovative investments that improve the quality of fishery products or add value to fishery products, by allowing fishermen to carry out the processing of these catches.
• Traceability: The costs of purchase and installation on board of the components, including computer hardware and software, which are necessary to ensure the traceability of fishery products.

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