Sustainable seafood display. (Photo: Loblaw)
Atlantic Fisheries Fund allocates USD 318 million for business proposals
(CANADA, 9/1/2017)
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has announced that the Atlantic Fisheries Fund (AFF) will allocate over CAD 400 million (USD 318 million) to finance fisheries and aquaculture projects and the period for accepting proposals is now open.
The AFF will focus on growing opportunities and increasing market value for sustainably sourced, high quality fish and seafood products from Atlantic Canada.
Investments flowing from the fund will position the fish and seafood sector in Atlantic Canada for long-term sustainable growth and will support continued industry efforts to provide consumers with high-quality, sustainably sourced, Canadian fish and seafood products.
The AFF is now accepting applications from proponents in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The commercial fisheries and aquaculture industry, Indigenous groups, universities and academia and industry associations and organizations, including research institutions may apply.
To be eligible, projects must focus on the following:
- Innovation: to support research and development of new innovations that contribute to sustainability of the fish and seafood sector, and to create partnerships and networks that aim to promote and encourage innovations in the sector;
- Infrastructure: to adapt new technologies, processes, or equipment to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of the fish and seafood sector;
- Science Partnerships: fisheries and aquaculture industry based partnerships with academia and institutions to enhance knowledge and understanding of the impacts of changing oceanographic conditions and sustainable harvesting technology.
The Fisheries Department informed that in the coming weeks and months, the Government of Canada and its provincial partners will engage with a broad range of stakeholders including industry participants, Indigenous groups, Non-Government Organizations and the science and academic communities.
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