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<p>The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) has had two distinct phases. Initially,
we launched FaSS in April 2021 for one year, during which 529 applications were received,
98% (522) of which were successful and £8.5 million was allocated and spent. The scheme
was relaunched in April 2022 and since then 815 applications have been received, 99%
(808) of which were successful and £18 million has been allocated. This is in excess
of the c. £12 million we originally allocated as a result of our efforts to keep the
scheme open as long as possible. Unfortunately, we were still unable to fund new FaSS
applications throughout 2023-24 and the scheme has now closed to new applications.
FaSS will reopen in 2024 with a budget of £5 million to be allocated.</p>
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