15 Recommandations concernant l’utilisation du Fonds Européen pour les Affaires Maritimes, la Pêche et l’Aquaculture (FEAMPA)

The briefing argues that the EMFAF (2021-2027) is outdated and fails to address the climate and biodiversity crises. It urges EU Member States to use their discretionary power to shift funding away from industrial fleets and harmful subsidies toward small-scale fisheries and marine restoration. The author proposes a 'FAIR' framework—Fair, Ambitious, Innovative, and Revitalising—and lists 15 specific recommendations, including allocating at least 25% of national budgets to marine environment conservation and prioritizing funding for artisanal fishers to enhance European strategic autonomy and carbon sequestration.

• The EMFAF is described as being designed for outdated purposes and failing to address 21st-century challenges, specifically the climate and biodiversity crises.
• The document argues that harmful subsidies to industrial fishing fleets increase CO2 emissions and overcapacity, whereas reducing these subsidies would improve carbon sequestration and the resilience of fish stocks to climate change.
• A critical gap in the EMFAF is the lack of a specific percentage allocation for nature protection and restoration, leaving this responsibility to the discretion of Member States.
• The document highlights a failure to prioritize artisanal fishers, noting that 80% of funds from previous versions of the fund went to industrial fleets.
• The author recommends that Member States allocate at least 25% of their national EMFAF budget to measures for the restoration and conservation of the marine environment.
• The briefing proposes 15 specific recommendations to make operational programmes 'FAIR', including promoting generational renewal through business creation rather than vessel acquisition, improving traceability via digitalization, and increasing the number of fisheries inspectors.

APA

ClientEarth (2021). 15 Recommandations concernant l’utilisation du Fonds Européen pour les Affaires Maritimes, la Pêche et l’Aquaculture (FEAMPA). https://www.clientearth.org/media/n25b1fiz/briefing-feampa-fr.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. 15 Recommandations concernant l’utilisation du Fonds Européen pour les Affaires Maritimes, la Pêche et l’Aquaculture (FEAMPA). 2021. https://www.clientearth.org/media/n25b1fiz/briefing-feampa-fr.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{clientearth2021recommandations, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{15 Recommandations concernant l’utilisation du Fonds Européen pour les Affaires Maritimes, la Pêche et l’Aquaculture (FEAMPA)}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/n25b1fiz/briefing-feampa-fr.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }