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Grant Funding for Uk Fishermen  available now from the marine management organisation

Is grant funding available for your harbour ?

by Iain Madox 20th September 2017
Fit-for-Purpose harbours project

The North & East Coast IFG has instigated our Fit-for-Purpose harbours project to find out what all the commercial inshore fishing harbours in the region need by way of new facilities and improvements to make them fit-for-purpose for the foreseeable future.

This project responds to lots of reports from inshore fishermen that their harbour lacked facilities and needed repairs or replacement of existing facilities.

Many harbours have the same set of needs and a 'shopping list' (see below ) has been created to help fishermen decide between themselves what the may require for their harbour. Completed shopping lists should be emailed to the NECRIFG Chairman Iain Maddox who will collate responses and initiate a funding application.

if you are in the NECRIFG contact Iain Maddox here by email [email protected]

Fishermen in other parts of Scotland reading this could take their shopping list to their local FLAG, contact information on the Marine Scotland website

Dunbar Fishermen's Association were recently awarded a 100% grant for a chiller/freezer unit and ice-making machine.

Dunbar gets 100%grant funding

potential shopping list for Fishermen

NECRIFG Fit-for-Purpose harbours project SHOPPING LIST Item Notes Quantity Comments 1 Bunded fuel tank Self-service with receipt system 2 Fuel tank upgrade 3 Powered davit winch At landing bay/s 4 Maintenance bay Raised platform with water & electricity 5 Used oil tank 6 Power washer 7 Harbour safety lighting Automatic & light sensitive 8 Toilet 24/7 access with hot water & dryer 9 HSE compliant ladders Includes LED lighting 10 Non-slip surfacing All working areas 11 Safety branders At landing bay and mooring berths 12 Vertical rubber fenders To prevent 'bad lay' and protects vessel 13 Rescue equipment Life ring, boat hook etc 14 Defibulator 15 Industrial first aid kit 16 Flake ice machine 17 Ice bin & lid 18 Chiller/freezer unit 19 Bait store 20 Industrial weighing scales 21 Forklift 22 Pallet truck 23 SEPA compliant spillage boom 24 Storage lock-up 25 CCTV system 26 Boat crane 27 Upgrades to existing facilities 28 Harbour dredging 29 Harbour repair work 30 Anything else?

Else where in the UK look EMff link below ?
[Or read the fafb MMO article](https://www.findafishingboat.com/article/eu-funding)