Productive investments into closed aquaculture systems

Name of measure: Productive investments into closed aquaculture systems

Legal basis: Points (e), (i) and (j) of Article 48(1) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014

Measure summary: The following activities are supported:

• investments reducing the negative impact or enhancing the positive effects on the environment and increasing resource efficiency;
• investments resulting in a substantial reduction in the impact of aquaculture enterprises on water usage and quality, in particular through reducing the amount of water or chemicals, antibiotics and other medicines used, or through improving the output water quality, including through the deployment of multi–trophic aquaculture systems;
• the promotion of closed aquaculture systems where aquaculture products are farmed in closed recirculation systems, thereby minimising water use.

Beneficiaries: Registered aquaculture companies and natural persons registered for supplementary activity of aquaculture on farms.

Selection criteria

Intensity of public aid: The public aid intensity is 50 percent of the eligible expenditure of the operation.