Priority should be given to projects driven by active fishing communities during the Fund’s 12 years of operation. This principle should be embedded in any expanded delivery model or in any new scheme developed, with 26 clear and measurable criteria to ensure support continues to strengthen the fishing sector and the communities that rely on it. Priorities of the Fund from year two onwards should include fleet modernisation that reduces carbon emissions and does not increase fishing capacity beyond sustainable levels as well as the development of place-based fishing advisory services. (Recommendation, Paragraph 10)