Applications for the Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships (FISP) scheme have closed. Defra currently has no plans to open any further rounds.
The FISP scheme is part of the UK Seafood Fund.
The FISP scheme will improve and share knowledge of fisheries and aquaculture by funding data collection and research to support sustainable fisheries management.
The FISP scheme and the Seafood Innovation Fund share the £24 million of funding allocated to the science and innovation part of the UK Seafood Fund.
All FISP projects must be a partnership between a member of the UK seafood industry and a research organisation.
Contracts are delivering research projects through FISP with up to £500,000 a year in funding. All projects will complete by March 2025.
Find out about projects that have been awarded FISP funding.