The European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) just opened the call for proposals “Improving scientific knowledge to strengthen the science-basis of management decisions under the Common Fisheries Policy“.

The overall aim of the call is to promote the development and the strengthening of the scientific knowledge needed for fisheries conservation and management measures in support of the CFP. The priorities related to this call are the reinforcement of policy-oriented fisheries science, a better use of the collected scientific data, as well as improved cooperation between scientists and the fisheries sector. The call also focuses on the support to the EU scientific community to develop and maintain the relevant expertise to provide high quality scientific advice on fisheries matters.

The available call budget is 2.6 M€. This budget might be increased by maximum 20%. 7 projects are expected to be funded (400 M€ to 600 M€ per project). 

Deadline: 19 September 2023 – 17:00:00 CET

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More information: HERE