Eligible costs for facilities intended to protect and enhance marine fauna and flora
Article 8
1. For operations relating to the construction, installation or modernisation of static or movable facilities in accordance with Article 40(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, costs relating to the following actions are eligible for support: (a) the purchase and, if applicable, the installation of facilities to protect marine areas from trawling; (b) the purchase and, if applicable, the installation of facilities to restore degraded marine ecosystems; (c) costs relating to preliminary work such as prospecting, scientific studies or evaluations; (d) costs, in the outermost regions, relating to the purchase and, if applicable, the installation of anchored fish aggregating devices which contribute to sustainable and selective fishing, in accordance with Article 38(2) of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014. 2. For operations referred to in paragraph 1, the following costs shall not be eligible: (a) acquisition of a vessel to be submerged and used as an artificial reef; (b) costs relating to the construction and maintenance of fish aggregating devices, except for costs provided for in paragraph 1(d).