Under the Fisheries Protocol with the EU, sectoral aid is paid to Greenland. Through this, the EU supports the ESU by providing aid to coastal vessels under 8 meters in length.
In 2026, Greenland received 23.9 million DKK in sectoral support for the fisheries sector. The funds are allocated to the Greenland Fisheries and Hunting Control Agency, the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, and the Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting, Agriculture, and Self-Sufficiency.
The funds distributed to the Ministry are allocated, among other things, to
the Fisheries Financing Fund and the Business Development Fund, which provide grants for the purchase of coastal vessels over 6 meters and for dinghies, respectively. In 2026, grants were awarded for three new vessels over 6 meters and for seven new dinghies with equipment.
In addition, sector-specific support was allocated, among other things, to vessel inspections, the introduction of the ERS and electronic logbooks, and to scientific surveys of halibut and cod in East Greenland.
The sectoral aid report for 2025 and the program for 2026 were approved at the Joint Committee meeting held on June 23–24, 2026. The EU will then disburse the aid funds.
