Madis Kallas, Estonia’s Minister of Regional Affairs, has announced a package worth EUR8.6 million for development of the country’s fisheries, aquaculture, and exploitation of other living aquatic resources. The ministry hopes the financial boost will encourage cooperation between businesses, non-profit organizations, and research and development institutions active in the aquatic resource sector. We hope that the collaboration will generate innovative ideas that will lead to positive economic outcomes, a smaller environmental imprint, and a better image for our fisheries, Mr Kallas said.
Fund recipients will gather and evaluate data, as well as coordinate information campaigns. Support is also contingent on close cooperation with economic operators and local fisheries action groups. The fund’s budget of €8,657,000 includes €3,121,000 allocated for the transfer of knowledge in fisheries, €1,415,000 for the transfer of knowledge in aquaculture, and €4,121,000 for the transfer of knowledge in the exploitation of living aquatic resources.
