Inshore Fleet Economic Assessment Scheme

This BIM Service Project, under the EMFAF Inshore Fisheries Scheme, aims to gather data regarding the inshore fleet. The data collected through this project, along with the previous 2023 inshore census, will be used to shape further supports for the sector into the future.

Who is Eligible

Owners of fishing vessels which:

• Are registered on the Irish Register of Fishing Boats at the time of the application for support;
• Are less than 18m length overall (LOA); and
• Have evidence of fishing activity registered with the SFPA* for at least 60 days during each of the two calendar years preceding the date of the application (this is evidenced through logbook data for vessels of 10m LOA or greater, and through sales notes** of at least €1,000 per annum for vessels less than 10m LOA).

*Applicants must ensure that logbooks/sales notes are registered with the SFPA. Neither BIM nor the SFPA can be held accountable for data not submitted.

**Note that invoices will not be accepted as proof of fishing activity.  

Support available

In recognition of the work involved for the sector in gathering and submitting the required data for this project, the following support is available:

• Completion of survey 1 within the required deadline: €2,000
• Completion of survey 2 within the required deadline:
  • €1,500 for vessels less than 8m LOA
  • €3,000 for vessels between 8m and 17.99m LOA

What is eligible

Payments will only be made to those who:

• Submit their application for support within the required deadline
• Accept their Letter of Offer within the required deadline
• Complete survey 1 within the required deadline
• Complete survey 2 within the required deadline (note that if survey 1 is not completed within the required deadline, the link to survey 2 will not be sent i.e. it is not possible to receive payment for survey 2 if survey 1 has not been completed within the required deadline)