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.
The pursuit of those objectives shall not result in an increase in fishing capacity.
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CitationArticle 5 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)