The scope of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) should include support for the CFP for the conservation of marine biological resources, for the management of fisheries and fleets exploiting those resources, for fresh water biological resources and aquaculture, as well as for the processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, where such activities take place on the territory of Member States, by Union fishing vessels, or by nationals of Member States, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State, bearing in mind the provisions of Article 117 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (10) (UNCLOS).
The EMFF shall contribute to the achievement of the following objectives: (a) promoting competitive, environmentally sustainable, economically viable and socially responsible fisheries and aquaculture; (b) fostering the implementation of the CFP; (c) promoting a balanced and inclusive territorial development of fisheries and aquaculture areas; (d) fostering the development and implementation of the Union’s IMP in a manner complementary to cohesion policy and to the CFP.
