Aquaponics: Expenditure

Question

Since 2018 we have funded around £70,000 in aquaponics projects through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the Maritime and Fisheries Fund. Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK Government provides £32.7 million in annual funding to support the seafood sector in addition to the £100 million UK Seafood Fund. We have not received any applications for aquaponics projects through either scheme. However, part of the £32.7 million is used to deliver the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme, the grant funding scheme for the seafood sector in England which includes funding for aquaculture projects, and aquaponics-based projects focused on increasing fish production or revenue would likely be eligible.