Access funding for fisheries, aquaculture, and the seafood sector

Seafood Capacity Building Scheme

This scheme supports industry members to participate in BIM-led international field missions with the objective of increasing industry knowledge or supporting technology transfer in the following areas:

Sustainability
Fisheries conservation
Innovation
Competitiveness

All field missions are designed and approved by BIM, and at least one BIM staff member accompanies each field mission.

Who is it for?

Industry members operating in the fisheries, aquaculture, aquatech or seafood processing sectors.

Aquaculture operators must have an Aquaculture license
Seafood processing businesses must have SFPA registration
Aquatech Companies have additional requirements in order to avail of this Scheme, please contact BIM.

What do you get?

The support rate under this scheme is 50%

What can it be used for?

Airline tickets (economy class only)
Subsistence at a maximum of Public Service rates (the eligible subsistence amount will be calculated by BIM based on the destination and the duration of the field mission).

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