Decision Making Process in the development
of the Seafood Development Programme
2014-2020
Keith Kelleher
Managing Authority – EFF / EMFF
Keith.kelleher@agriculture.gov.ie
EU/National Policies considered to
assist in the development SDP 20142020
Topics
1. EU Policies
2. National Policies
EU Policies
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EU2020 –
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Common Provisions Regulation (CPR) 
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Growth & Jobs Strategy.
Five headline targets: Employment; R&D; Climate/Energy; Education ; Social Inclusion & Poverty Reduction.
All European funds to be used to achieve these targets
assist member states take into account EU2020 when using European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF).
Partnership Agreements
Country-specific position papers
Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) –
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Sustainable development of fishing/aquaculture activities
Reduction of the impact of fishing/aquaculture on the marine environment
Achieving economic, social and employment benefits.
Fleet Balance requirement
National Strategic plan for Aquaculture
Funding mechanism - EMFF
EU Policies
 Common Organisation Of Markets (CMO)–
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Producer Organisations Marketing & Production Plans.
Storage Aid.
Requirement for EMFF funding.
 European Maritime & Fisheries Fund(EMFF) 
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Eligible Measures/Actions.
Implementation of Management & Control.
 Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) –
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Blue Growth - maritime contribution to achieving the goals of the Europe 2020.
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Develop sectors that have a high potential for sustainable jobs and growth – aquaculture,
coastal tourism,
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provide knowledge, legal certainty and security
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Sea basin strategies to ensure tailor-made measures and to foster cooperation between
countries i.e. Atlantic Strategy/ Area Action Plan
EU Policies
 NATURA 2000 (Birds & Habitats Directive )
 Assure the long-term survival threatened species and
habitats.
 Appropriate Assessments
 Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MFSD)  Protect more effectively the marine environment across
Europe.
 Good Environmental Status (GES)
National Policies
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National Reform Programme (NRP)
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Updates on Irelands progress towards EU2020 Targets –
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Employment – to raise to 69-71% the employment rate for women and men aged 20-64
 Research and Development – to raise combined public and private investment levels in this sector to 2.5% of GNP
 Climate Change – to reduce emissions in the non-traded sector by 20% compared to 2005 levels; to increase the share
of renewables in final energy consumption to 16%; and to move towards a 20% increase in energy efficiency.
 Education – to reduce the percentage of 18-24 year olds with at most lower secondary education and not in further
education and training to 8%; and to increase the share of 30-34 years olds having completed tertiary or equivalent
education to at least 60%.
 Poverty – to reduce the number experiencing consistent poverty to 4% by 2016 (interim target) and to 2% or less by
2020, from the 2010 baseline rate of 6.3%, which will lift at least 200,000 people out of the risk of poverty and
exclusion between 2012 and 2020.
 Action Plan for Jobs 2014 –
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Government’s response to the unemployment crisis
Priorities include –
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Starting & Developing agri-food and marine SME’s
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Support sectors of high potential
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Improve Ireland’s agri-food sustainability performance.
National Policies
 Food Harvest 2020 –
 National strategy for the agri-food, fisheries & forestry sectors
 Targets –
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Increase revenue from seafood to €1 billion
Increase employment in the seafood sector to 14,000 full-time equivalent jobs by 2020.
A 78% increase in aquaculture volume production.
 Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth –
 Integrated Maritime Plan .
 Targets –
 €1 billion seafood value
 €1.5 billion revenue from Marine & coastal tourism and leisure.
National Policies
 BIM Strategy 2013-2017 –
 Vision - A scaled Irish seafood industry capitalising on the growing opportunities for seafood in
global markets and providing sustainable employment in our coastal communities.
 Targets  Sales Value - €1 billion (€650 million in exports , €350 in domestic sales)
 1,200 jobs created.
 8,100 Training places created.
 Expand Raw Material supply by 45,000 tonnes
 4 companies with a turnover of +€50 million
 Biodiversity Plan 2011-2016 –
 Overarching target - That biodiversity loss and degradation of ecosystems are reduced by 2016
and progress is made towards substantial recovery by 2020.
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Strategic Objective - To conserve and restore biodiversity and ecosystem services in the marine
environment
National Policies
 National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012
 Sets out a range of measures to ensure Ireland reaches its target under the
Kyoto Protocol.
 NRP - Climate Change – to reduce emissions in the non-traded sector by
20% compared to 2005 levels; to increase the share of renewables in final
energy consumption to 16%; and to move towards a 20% increase in energy
efficiency.
 Future Strategy.
Lessons taken from SWOT Analysis
process
SWOT Analysis Process
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Stakeholder Consultation – Sept 2013
Presentation of Initial SWOT – Nov 2013.
SWOT Revised following feedback .
Revised SWOT – May 2014
Key Challenges – Fisheries
 Implementation of new CFP – Obligation to land, MSY
 Matching fleet to available resources
 Managing Inshore Fisheries
 Protection of Marine Environment & Biodiversity
Key Challenges - Aquaculture
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Expand the raw material supply Lack of investment in research and development Protection of marine environment and biodiversity Protection of animal health and welfare; and public
health • Need for high levels of skills in business, technical
and environmental fields -
Key Challenges – Fisheries Areas
 Build on the experience gained by existing FLAGs
 Develop new mechanisms to support fisheries
areas.
 Improve access to skills development
 Protection of Marine Environment & Biodiversity.
Key Challenges – Marketing &
Processing
 Expand Raw Material Base  Adding Value to raw material  Create Scale (Improve profitability) -
 Develop Industry Skills
 Accessing Finance
Key Challenges – Data Collection
 Implementation of the Discard Ban and Regional
Management Plans
 Data for scientific advice to ensure sustainable
fisheries
 Capacity Building – Modelling and Statistics
 Research Surveys – Platforms to collect additional
ecosystem data
 Data Availability – Increased Access
Key Challenges – Control &
Enforcement
 Effective Control Presence
 Continual IT Development
 Inshore Fisheries Control
 Control on Landing Obligations
 Regionalisation
How EMFF funds are going to be used in
Ireland
Programme Development
Context
Analysis
Policy
Analysis
SWOT
Analysis
Intervention Logic
Needs
Analysis
Definition
Intervention logic within the SDP 2014-2020 will be
driven by the specific objectives established on the
analysis of development needs for each sector and by
the expected results.
Effective Intervention Logic
 For intervention logic to be effective, it needs to
create logical links between the following elements:
Development needs/Strategy.
2. Investment priorities .
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Intervention Logic Development
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Identification of development needs.
Selection of thematic objectives and investment
priorities.
The establishment of specific objectives.
Definition of result indicators.
Types of actions to be supported.
Definition of output indicators.
Intervention Logic SDP 2014-2020
EU2020 TO 3
EU2020 TO 6
EU2020 TO 8
Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs
Protecting the environment and
promoting resource efficiency.
Promoting sustainable and quality
employment and supporting
labour mobility
CFP Objective-
CFP Objective-
Provide conditions for economically
viable, sustainable and competitive
seafood sector
•Exploitation of living marine
biological resources restores and
maintains populations of harvested
species above MSY.
•Aquaculture and fisheries activities to
avoid degradation of the marine
environment.
•Gradually eliminate discards
CFP Objective•Fair standard of living for those
who depend on fishing activities
NSP – Act Smart
NSP – Think Green
NSP – Create Growth
Specific Objectives
•Enhancing the competitiveness and
viability of Irish seafood SME’s .
•Provide support to Irish Seafood SME’s to
strengthen technological development
and innovation and knowledge transfer
•The promotion of animal health and
welfare and public health and safety in the
Irish Aquaculture sector.
•Improvement of the market organisation
for Irish fishery and aquaculture products.
Specific Objectives
•Minimise any negative impacts of fisheries
activities & aquaculture on the marine
environment.
•Maintaining a stable and enduring balance
between fishing capacity and available fishing
opportunities in the Irish fleet.
•Avoiding and reducing as far as possible
unwanted catches
•Improvement and supply of scientific
knowledge and collection & management of
data.
•Provision of support to monitor, control and
enforce activities.
Specific Objectives
•Promotion of economic growth,
social inclusion and job creation in
Irish fisheries areas.
•Development of professional
training, new professional skills and
lifelong learning in the Irish seafood
sector.
•Promotion of diversification of
activities within fisheries and into
other sectors of the maritime sector.
National Strategic Priority – Act
Smart
 Specific Objectives –
 Enhance competitiveness and viability
 Strengthen technological development and innovation and knowledge transfer
 Promote animal health and welfare and public health and safety.
 Improve the market organisation.
 Result Indicators –
 Change in volume/value of seafood production
 Change in volume/value of aquaculture production
 Change in profitability (net profit)
 Employment created /maintained.
 EU production evolution (values & volumes of first sales)
National Strategic Priority – Act
Smart
 Possible Actions –
 Presented in the afternoon session
 Output Indicators –
 No. of projects on fisheries innovation, advisory services and partnerships with
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scientists
No. of projects on added value, quality, use of unwanted catches and fishing ports.
No. of projects on aquaculture innovation, advisory services.
No. of projects on productive investments on aquaculture.
No. of Producer Organisations supported for production plans and storage aid
No. of SME’s supported for marketing measures.
No of SME’s supported for processing.
No. of projects involving a compensation regime
National Strategic Priority –
Think Green
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Impact of fisheries/ aquaculture.
Aquatic biodiversity and ecosystems.
Fishing capacity/ fishing opportunities.
Scientific knowledge and collection & management of data.
Control and enforcement activities.
 Result Indicators –
 Change in unwanted catches
 Change in fuel use per amount of fish caught
 Change in the coverage of marine protected areas
 Change in the % of unbalanced fleets.
 Number and % (total aquaculture production) of organic production and recirculation system
 Number and % aquaculture farms providing environmental services.
 Amount of serious infringements detected, divided by the amount of inspections carried out
 Increase in the percentage of adequate responses to data calls.
National Strategic Priority –
Think Green
 Possible Actions –
 Presented in the afternoon session
 Output Indicators –
 No. of projects on conservation measures, reduction of fishing impact on the marine
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environment
No. of projects on permanent cessation
No. of projects on protection and restoration of marine biodiversity
No. of projects on energy efficiency, mitigation of climate change
No. of projects on limiting the impact of aquaculture on the environment.
No. of projects on increasing potential of aquaculture sites and measures on public
and animal health.
National Strategic Priority –
Create Growth
 Specific Objectives –
• Training, new professional skills and lifelong learning in the Irish seafood sector.
• Promotion of economic growth, social inclusion and job creation in Irish
fisheries areas.
• Diversification of activities.
 Result Indicators –
 Employment Created/ Maintained
 Change in the work-related injuries and accidents
 Employment created /maintained.
 No of businesses created
National Strategic Priority –
Create Growth
 Possible Actions –
 Presented in the afternoon session
 Output Indicators –
 No. of projects promotion of human capital and social dialogue, diversification and
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new forms of income, start-ups for fisherman/aquaculture and health/safety.
No. of projects promotion of human capital and social dialogue, diversification and
new forms of income, start-ups for aquaculture farmers.
No. of projects on mutual funds.
No. of projects on aquaculture stock insurance.
No. of local development strategies implemented
No. of projects on preparatory support
No of co-operation projects.
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