EMFAF: Passive Collection of Marine Litter

This call will be encouraging interventions that protect and restore aquatic biodiversity and ecosystems.  This aims to involve eligible applicants for the collection of lost fishing gears and marine litter, in line with the ambitions of the Single-Use Plastic Products Strategy for Malta 2021-2030, EU’s Strategy for plastics in a circular economy and the Single-use Plastics Directive (SUP) (EU) 2019/904. Focus may be placed on the prevention of entry of litter and SUP into the marine environment through actions related to port or other infrastructure amenities for adequate lost fishing gear and marine litter reception.

Support under this call is available to:

• Public authorities/entities
• Local Councils;
• Fishers including small-coastal fishers, fishing cooperatives and associations;
• Non-Government Organisations (NGO’s) involved in marine/fisheries/nature protection;
• Entities and research institutions involved with research/studies/assessments in the marine environment and similar.

Applicants are invited to submit complete application forms including supporting documents through https://sfd.gov.mt/application/Login.aspx

The call shall close on the 27^th June 2025 at noon.

Document for application can be found below:

• Project Proposal
• Guidance Notes on Eligibility
• Indicators Guidance Notes

The information session for this call will be held as per the below:

• Tuesday, May 20, 2025, SEM Offices, 280, Republic Street, Valletta from 10:00 till 12:00

Click on this link to register.