Evaluation of the U.K Sea Food Fund

The objective is to conduct an impact and process evaluation of the 3 pillars funded under the UK Seafood Fund, with the overarching aims of: a) Producing an evaluation framework for the UK Seafood Fund. b) Describing the delivery of the UK Seafood Fund, including supporting comprehensive mapping of applications (successful and unsuccessful) by geography and by sector. c) Identifying and measuring the impact of the UK Seafood Fund on: I. Delivery against scheme objectives II. Direct recipients III. Wider benefits. d) Identifying both positive and negative outcomes of UK Seafood Fund delivery as the programme proceeds, to inform recommendations on how these could be magnified. e) Collection of process learning on how the UK Seafood Fund is implemented and (where feasible within timescales) generating recommendations on how to: I. Improve processes for managing the UK Seafood Fund as the programme proceeds II. Increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of future applications to the UK Seafood Scheme. III. Improve outcome and impact delivery through the UK Seafood Fund. f) Increasing transparency and accessibility around the UK Seafood Fund for Defra’s partners, stakeholders, and delivery bodies through ensuring reporting on delivery and sharing of programme learning with partners. g) Providing recommendations to steer alignment of the UK Seafood and other similar funds, toward longer term sectoral ambitions.