[PDF] Spain's Biodiversity Foundation And its Pleamar Programme

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Enriched family-office · Found: 2026-03-11 08:11

The Pleamar Programme was created in 2017 to integrate fisheries' management policies with those for the protection of the marine environment and to promote the ...

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Funding Details

Deadline: Annual, typically July — 2025 call closed 28 July 2025; 2026 call expected May-July 2026 (periodic)
Contact: Fundación Biodiversidad — under Spain's Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge. No specific contact details provided in the document. Official website: fundacion-biodiversidad.es (not confirmed from page content).
Last Checked: 2026-03-15 11:53

Application Checklist

Eligibility

Applicant must be a public or private entity (NGO, research institution, fisheries organization, or private company) with activities in Spain's maritime domain
Project must be related to fisheries, aquaculture, or marine conservation within Spanish waters or Natura 2000 marine network sites in Spain

Project Scope

Project must address at least one of: marine biodiversity protection, MPA management, marine waste reduction, bycatch/discard mitigation, or fisheries-science partnership
Triple helix cooperation (scientific, sectoral, and conservation components) is encouraged and valued in project design

Required Documents

Applications submitted through official calls for proposals (convocatorias) published by the Biodiversity Foundation

Constraints

Co-financing required — EMFAF co-funds projects, so applicants must bring complementary funding or in-kind contributions
Project must demonstrate gender equality and sustainable development principles as cross-cutting requirements

Historical Context

Pleamar was created in 2017 under the EMFF (2014–2021 EU funding period). Five calls were issued totaling EUR 30 million, with 416 proposals received and 135 projects funded. In the current 2021–2027 period, the Foundation manages EUR 29 million under EMFAF, with two calls planned and approximately 90 projects expected to be funded. The Foundation has managed EU fisheries funds since 1993 (originally FIFG), then EFF, EMFF, and now EMFAF.

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