Regulation (EU) 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1004.

This Regulation lays down rules for the establishment of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027, with the aim of channelling funding from the Union budget to support the Common Fisheries Policy, the Union s maritime policy and the Union s international commitments in the field of ocean governance. The priorities of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund are: (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; and (4) strengthening international ocean governance and enabling seas and oceans to be safe, secure, clean and sustainably managed.