Priorities
Article 3
The EMFAF shall contribute to the implementation of the CFP and of the Union’s maritime policy. It shall pursue the following priorities: (1) fostering sustainable fisheries and the restoration and conservation of aquatic biological resources; (2) fostering sustainable aquaculture activities, and processing and marketing of fishery and aquaculture products, thus contributing to food security in the Union; (3) enabling a sustainable blue economy in coastal, island and inland areas, and fostering the development of fishing and aquaculture communities; (4) strengthening international ocean governance and enabling seas and oceans to be safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed. Support under the EMFAF shall contribute to the achievement of the environmental and climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives of the Union. That contribution shall be tracked in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex IV.