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Apply for compensation payments for damage to fisheries caused by protected animals

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

They can apply for compensation payments for damage caused to fisheries by protected animals under the "State Fisheries and Aquaculture Program".

What are compensation payments granted for?

  • Yield losses on inland fishing waters as a result of cormorant predation;
  • Yield losses on the Inner Schlei as a result of cormorant predation;
  • Yield losses in pond farms due to damage caused by protected wild animals.

The amount of the compensation payment depends on the size of the company's fishing or pond farming area and is calculated in the form of a flat-rate damage value per hectare. Companies in the inland fishing and grinding industry can receive a compensation payment of up to €30,000 per year, companies in the pond industry up to €20,000 per year.


Process flow
  • Before submitting your application, please check the basic eligibility for funding with the granting authority. It is therefore best to contact the responsible authority by phone or email before you register your application. They will provide you with information on the subject of compensation payments for predator damage and how to submit your application.
  • You can then apply for the compensation payment in writing or online.
  • Once your application has been reviewed, you will receive a written notification.
Who should I contact?

State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development

Requirements
  • You are eligible to apply if your company can be assigned to one of the following areas:
    • Commercial inland fishing companies with business operations in Schleswig-Holstein;
    • Companies in full-time commercial coastal fishing with business operations in Schleswig-Holstein and a fishing permit for the waters of the Inner Schlei;
    • Commercial pond management companies with business operations in Schleswig-Holstein.
Which documents are required?
  • Application for funding
  • Further documents to be submitted for inland fishing enterprises (if they are not already available to the State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development (LLnL)):
    • Proof of ownership of the body of water or independent fishing rights or proof of a fishing lease approved by the higher fisheries authority, from which the commercial fishing area results
    • Current proof of membership in the social insurance for agriculture, forestry and horticulture or the miners' insurance for rail/sea
    • Proof of professional qualification as a fish farmer or master fish farmer in the company
    • Proof that inland fishing is or was practiced in the year of application and in the three previous years
    • Hunting plan
    • Proof that the record-keeping obligations have been met
    • Statistics on the company's fishing effort and catches over the last three years on a form specified by the higher fisheries authority (Annex "Form for fishing statistics - (inland fishermen)") for each body of water managed by the company.
  • Further documents to be submitted for companies in the grinding fishery (if they are not already available to the State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development (LLnL)):
    • Current proof of membership in the Knappschaft Bahn/See and the BG Verkehr (registration as a main commercial fisherman or fisherwoman with the upper fisheries authority has been completed)
    • Proof of professional qualification as a fish farmer or master fish farmer in the company
    • Proof that the grinding fishery is or has been practiced in the year of application and in the three previous years
    • Proof that the record-keeping obligations have been met.
    • Proof of fishing permit for the waters of the Inner Schlei
    • Statistics on the fishing effort and catches of the company in the last three years on a form specified by the upper fisheries authority (Annex "Form Fishing Statistics (Schleifischer)") for the waters of the Inner Schlei.
  • Further documents to be submitted for pond management companies (unless they are already available to the State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Land Development (LLnL)):
    • Proof of ownership of the body of water or valid lease agreements showing the commercial usable area
    • Current proof of membership in the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture or the Knappschaft Bahn/See
    • Proof of professional qualification as a fish farmer or master fish farmer in the company
    • Proof that pond farming is or has been practiced in the year of application and in the three previous years
    • Proof of the farm's reports in the context of the surveys on the Agricultural Statistics Act ("aquaculture statistics") for the last three years
    • Detailed information on the managed waters on the form provided by the higher fisheries authority (Annex "Form Fisheries Statistics (Pond Farmers)").
  • Please note:
    If the applicant company does not meet the above-mentioned requirements for social insurance membership and/or professional qualifications, the company must submit a business plan that proves its commercial character. The licensing authority will decide on recognition as a company within the meaning of these guidelines on the basis of an expert opinion prepared by the Chamber of Agriculture at the applicant's expense.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Applications for compensation payments can be submitted until June 30 of each year. Applications can be submitted for a maximum of three years (application year plus two subsequent years).

Processing duration

Processing time: 1 - 4 Weeks
Die Bearbeitungsdauer ist abhängig vom Einzelfall.

Legal basis
Appeal

Further information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.

Weiterführende Informationen
Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

They can apply for compensation payments for damage caused to fisheries by protected animals under the "State Fisheries and Aquaculture Program".

Process flow

  • Before submitting your application, please check the basic eligibility for funding with the granting authority. It is therefore best to contact the responsible authority by phone or email before you register your application. They will provide you with information on the subject of compensation payments for predator damage and how to submit your application.
  • You can then apply for the compensation payment in writing or online.
  • Once your application has been reviewed, you will receive a written notification.

Who should I contact?

State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development

Requirements

  • You are eligible to apply if your company can be assigned to one of the following areas:
    • Commercial inland fishing companies with business operations in Schleswig-Holstein;
    • Companies in full-time commercial coastal fishing with business operations in Schleswig-Holstein and a fishing permit for the waters of the Inner Schlei;
    • Commercial pond management companies with business operations in Schleswig-Holstein.

Which documents are required?

  • Application for funding
  • Further documents to be submitted for inland fishing enterprises (if they are not already available to the State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development (LLnL)):
    • Proof of ownership of the body of water or independent fishing rights or proof of a fishing lease approved by the higher fisheries authority, from which the commercial fishing area results
    • Current proof of membership in the social insurance for agriculture, forestry and horticulture or the miners' insurance for rail/sea
    • Proof of professional qualification as a fish farmer or master fish farmer in the company
    • Proof that inland fishing is or was practiced in the year of application and in the three previous years
    • Hunting plan
    • Proof that the record-keeping obligations have been met
    • Statistics on the company's fishing effort and catches over the last three years on a form specified by the higher fisheries authority (Annex "Form for fishing statistics - (inland fishermen)") for each body of water managed by the company.
  • Further documents to be submitted for companies in the grinding fishery (if they are not already available to the State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development (LLnL)):
    • Current proof of membership in the Knappschaft Bahn/See and the BG Verkehr (registration as a main commercial fisherman or fisherwoman with the upper fisheries authority has been completed)
    • Proof of professional qualification as a fish farmer or master fish farmer in the company
    • Proof that the grinding fishery is or has been practiced in the year of application and in the three previous years
    • Proof that the record-keeping obligations have been met.
    • Proof of fishing permit for the waters of the Inner Schlei
    • Statistics on the fishing effort and catches of the company in the last three years on a form specified by the upper fisheries authority (Annex "Form Fishing Statistics (Schleifischer)") for the waters of the Inner Schlei.
  • Further documents to be submitted for pond management companies (unless they are already available to the State Office for Agriculture and Sustainable Land Development (LLnL)):
    • Proof of ownership of the body of water or valid lease agreements showing the commercial usable area
    • Current proof of membership in the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture or the Knappschaft Bahn/See
    • Proof of professional qualification as a fish farmer or master fish farmer in the company
    • Proof that pond farming is or has been practiced in the year of application and in the three previous years
    • Proof of the farm's reports in the context of the surveys on the Agricultural Statistics Act ("aquaculture statistics") for the last three years
    • Detailed information on the managed waters on the form provided by the higher fisheries authority (Annex "Form Fisheries Statistics (Pond Farmers)").
  • Please note:
    If the applicant company does not meet the above-mentioned requirements for social insurance membership and/or professional qualifications, the company must submit a business plan that proves its commercial character. The licensing authority will decide on recognition as a company within the meaning of these guidelines on the basis of an expert opinion prepared by the Chamber of Agriculture at the applicant's expense.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Applications for compensation payments can be submitted until June 30 of each year. Applications can be submitted for a maximum of three years (application year plus two subsequent years).

Processing duration

Processing time: 1 - 4 Weeks
Die Bearbeitungsdauer ist abhängig vom Einzelfall.

Legal basis

Appeal

Further information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.

Weiterführende Informationen

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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