Consultation Seafood Development

ProgrammeIntroduction & Overview

Damien ClarkeSDP Managing Authoritydamien.clarke@agriculture.gov.ie

What is the SDP?Development Programme for seafood

sector co-funded by Exchequer and EU

€241 million investment fund

Period 2014 to 2020 +

Legal BasisCommon Provisions Regulation 1303/2013

EMFF Regulation 508/2014 (15 May 2014)

Delegated & Implementing Acts

See http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/emff

Process to dateAug 2013 SWOT consultation

Nov 2013 1st Stakeholder workshop

May 2014 2nd stakeholder workshop

27 March 2015 Final Consultation

Detailed drafting

Bilateral meetings

Process to come1 May End consultation

End May Government Approval

Submission to Commission

Commission Adoption

What’s is the SDP?SWOT of Seafood Sector

Identification of Investment Needs

Programme Strategy

Proposed Measures & Funding

Measurement / Evaluation

Programme Strategy•Devel

op knowledge in the seafood sector through research, technological development, NPD, training and advice

Act Smart

•Promote the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the seafood sector and fishery and aquaculture areas

Think Green

•Grow employment, value and output in the seafood sector

•Promote improvements in the competitiveness of the seafood sector

Achieve Growth

Funding Allocations€142.4

mSeafood Development

€46.5 m Control & Enforcement

€40.8 m Data Collection

€10.6 m Integrated Maritime Policy

€1.3 m Storage Aid

Seafood Development Funding€44 m Fisheries Sustainability

€30 m Sustainable Aquaculture Development

€24 m Business Development & Innovation

€10 m Bord Bia Marketing

€12 m Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs)

€11 m Producer Organisations

€9 m Natura 2000 & MSFD

Key Consultations QuestionsAre the needs of the sector identified?

Will the proposed measures address the needs? Are there gaps?

Are all proposed measures good use of funds? If not, why?

Is the correct balance struck in funding allocations?

Thank you