£75 m boost to modernise UK fishing industry and level up coastal communities

Fishing communities across the UK will be given the opportunity to benefit from better infrastructure, strengthened supply chains, new jobs and an investment in skills thanks to a £75 m boost for the sector announced by UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The investment will strengthen the sector’s ability to land more fish in the UK and take them to market faster. This will be achieved by improving the capacity and efficiency of our harbours and processing facilities while boosting the long-term sustainability of the fishing industry and supporting jobs, increasing opportunities for coastal communities and levelling up across the country.

A £65 million infrastructure scheme will be made available for projects such as modernising ports and harbours alongside increasing capacity and efficiency at processing and aquaculture facilities.

A competition will be run to identify the best projects, prioritising those that reduce carbon emissions, helping increase the sustainability of the sector and contributing towards the UK’s commitment to reach Net Zero by 2050.

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