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European Fisheries Fund: Axis 4
An overview
Derek McDonald
Rural and Maritime Industries Development Officer
Economic Development
Purpose and delivery of Axis 4
• ‘to promote economic diversification and an improved quality of life for fisheries communities’
• Delivery by bottom up Leader-style approach• Enabling role of Fisheries Local Action Group
(FLAG) partnership• Aberdeenshire Council - Lead Partner
Measures eligible for Axis 4 funding :
• Maintaining economic and social prosperity • Adding value to fisheries products
• Maintaining and developing jobs in fisheries areas through diversification
• promoting the quality of the coastal environment (and access to it)
• promoting national and transnational co-operation between fisheries areas
Budget
• UK: £13.5M
• Scotland: £4.5M
• Aberdeenshire £1.3M
• No Scottish Gov match funding
• Lead authority required to commit to finding public sector match funding
Axis 4 Timescale
• Expression of Interest lodged 26 May• FLAGs to submit strategy (LFDP) to
Marine Scotland by 9 Sept 2011• FLAGs notified by end Oct 2011• FLAGs open for business Nov 2011• All funds committed by Dec 2013• Drawdown allowed until mid 2015
FLAG partnership
• Public sector (Aberdeenshire Council, SNH, SE, VisitScotland, Banff and Buchan College)
• Private sector - Fisheries industry (SWFPA, SFO, SSPF, FSB)
• Civic sector - Community groups and organisations (Aberdeenshire Community Councils, East Grampian Coastal Partnership, Banff Coast Tourism Partnership
Role of FLAG partnership
• Prepare and implement LFDS
• Promote Axis 4, inform, encourage bids
• Assess project applications, determine approvals and funding intensity
• Devise robust, transparent assessment methodology and procedures
Council role as Lead Authority
• Bear initial costs and administrative burden (EoI, setting up FLAG, anchoring work on LFDS)
• Provide working capital
• Strategic commitment to find public sector match-funding (£1.3M)
Aberdeenshire Axis 4 objectives (from Expression of Interest)
• Improve social and community cohesion
• Improve infrastructure to facilitate diversification from fisheries-only activities
• Improve the local environment and access to it
Objectives (contd)
• Improve the conditions for economic development and regeneration
• Add value to fish products
• Promote the cultural heritage of Aberdeenshire’s fishing communities