EMFAF – Improving scientific knowledge to strengthen the science-basis of management decisions under the Common Fisheries Policy – 2023

Objective

• To promote the development and/or the strengthening of the scientific knowledge needed to support the science-basis for fisheries conservation and management measures

Priorities

• Priority 1: the reinforcement of policy-oriented fisheries science
• Priority 2: the better use of the collected scientific data
• Priority 3: the improved cooperation between scientists and the fisheries sector
• Priority 4: the contribution in supporting the EU scientific community in developing and maintaining the relevant expertise to provide high quality scientific advice

Among financed actions

• Collection and processing of samples and/or data in the field falling outside the scope of national data collection programmes
• Harmonise and/or improve protocols of data collection, handling and management to serve the scientific advisory process
• Trials
• Meta-analysis, data validation and/or data preparation to feed into models
• Developing new advice formats or frequencies

Additional information

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
• Initial duration of the action: between 18 and 24 months

Eligibility

• Be a legal person
• Be a research centre, institute, university, foundation and scientific body primarily active in fisheries science or in marine science applied to fisheries management

• Total budget of the call: 2.6 million euro
• Amount of the grant: between 400.000 and 600.000 euro
• Co-financing rate: up to 80% of the total eligible costs