(17)In order to mitigate the seriously harmful socioeconomic consequences for communities and businesses engaged in fishing caused by the persistent and negative environmental situation in the Baltic Sea and the resulting severe reductions in fishing opportunities, and in view of the specific measures provided for in the Baltic Multiannual Plan, public support for the permanent cessation of fishing activities through the scrapping of fishing vessels should be available to allow Member States to meet the objectives of their action plans under Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and reduce any structural imbalance identified in the fleet segments concerned. Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly to reintroduce support for permanent cessation for the vessels in the fleet segments concerned.
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