Voting recommendations for the vote 4th of April on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)

The document outlines specific recommendations for European Parliament members regarding the post-2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). The NGOs advocate for ring-fencing 25% of the budget for marine biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, increasing monitoring and control funding from 15% to 25%, and eliminating subsidies for new fishing vessels, ports, and engine replacements. They further call for maintaining strict conditions on funds for the cessation of fishing activities to prevent the artificial maintenance of excessive fishing capacity and demand that aquaculture funding be directed toward activities with proven public and environmental benefits.

• The NGOs recommend ring-fencing at least 25% of the EMFF budget for the protection and restoration of marine biodiversity and ecosystems.
• The document proposes increasing the budget allocation for data collection and the monitoring and control of fishing activities from 15% to 25%.
• The authors call for the elimination of subsidies for engine replacement, the construction of ports, and new fishing vessels, arguing these are prohibited by UN Sustainable Development Goal 14.6 and contribute to EU fleet overcapacity.
• The NGOs argue against weakening conditions for funds related to the extraordinary and permanent cessation of fishing activities, stating that such aid can paradoxically increase fishing capacity by re-injecting money into businesses.
• The recommendations specify that aquaculture funding should only support activities that provide a proven public benefit and do not harm freshwater or marine environments.

APA

ClientEarth (n.d.). Voting recommendations for the vote 4th of April on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). https://www.clientearth.org/media/voqi2tzf/joint-ngo-voting-recommendations-for-the-vote-4th-of-april-on-the-european-maritime-and-fisheries-fund-emff-coll-en.pdf

Chicago

ClientEarth. Voting recommendations for the vote 4th of April on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF). n.d. https://www.clientearth.org/media/voqi2tzf/joint-ngo-voting-recommendations-for-the-vote-4th-of-april-on-the-european-maritime-and-fisheries-fund-emff-coll-en.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{clientearthndvoting, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Voting recommendations for the vote 4th of April on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)}}, publisher = {ClientEarth}, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/voqi2tzf/joint-ngo-voting-recommendations-for-the-vote-4th-of-april-on-the-european-maritime-and-fisheries-fund-emff-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }