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COUNCIL
COUNCILDECISION
of19October1987
adoptingCommunityresearchandcoordinationprogrammesinthefisheriessectorfortheperiod
1988to1992
(87/534/EEC)
Whereastheneedtoimprovethemethodsformanaging
fisheryresourcesinCommunitywaters,toincrease
knowledgeoftheinteractionbetweenthevariousspeciesof
fishandtodevelopeconomicresearchintheCommunity
fisheriessectormeansthatpriorityshouldbegivento
researchinthefieldoffisheriesmanagement ;
Whereasresearchonaquacultureshouldbedevelopedwitha
viewtoincreasingthesurvivalandgrowthratesofreared
speciesandimprovingthequalityofthefeedandproducts
andthehealthsituationonfishfarms;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3252/87of
19October1987onthecoordinationandpromotionof
researchinthefisheriessector(!),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No3252/87providesforthe
implementation ofCommunityresearchprogrammes in
areasofspecialCommunityimportanceandtheco­
ordinationatCommunitylevelofnationalresearchworkin
thefisheriessectorwithaviewtotheachievement ofthe
objectivesofthecommonfisheriespolicy;
Whereas,tothisend,Communityresearchandresearch
coordinationprogrammesmustbeimplementedinthefields
offisheriesmanagement ,fishingmethods,aquacultureand
theupgradingoffisheryproducts;
WhereastheCouncilDecision87/516/Euratom,EECof28
September1987ontheframeworkprogrammefor
Community activitiesinthefieldofresearchand
technologicaldevelopment (1987to1991)(2)laysspecial
importanceonthepromotionofresearchinthefisheries
sector,andproposestogivehigherprioritytothisarea;Whereasresearchinvolvingtheupgradingoffishery
productscouldleadtoamorerationalexploitationof
Communityproductionofthoseproductsforthebenefitof
fishermen,theprocessingindustryandtheconsumer;
Whereastherearecloseinterrelations betweenfourresearch
topicsselectedandtheyareinlinewiththeobjectivesofthe
commonfisheriespolicy;
WhereasthisDecisionconstitutesaninitialCommunity
measureinthefieldoffisheriesresearchfortheperiod1988
to1992;
Whereasisseemsappropriatetoprovidefortheparticipation
intheCommunityaquaculturecoordinatedresearch
programmeofthirdcountriestakingpartinEuropean
cooperationinthefieldoftechnicalandscientificresearch
(COST);(')Seepage17ofthisOfficialJournal.
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Whereasthefinancialrequirementsfortheexecutionofthe
programmesmustbelaiddown,Article3
Duringthethirdyear,theCommissionshallassessthe
CommunityprogrammesreferredtoinArticle1.Forthe
purposesofthisassessmenttheCommissionshallbeassisted
byindependentexperts.HASDECIDEDASFOLLOWS :
Article4
1.InaccordancewithArticle228oftheTreaty,the
Communitymayconcludeagreementswiththirdcountries
takingpartinEuropeancooperationinthefieldofscientific
andtechnicalresearch(COST)inordertocoordinatethe
Communityprogrammeforthecoordinationofresearch
referredtoinpoint3.2oftheAnnexwiththecorresponding
programmesofthosecountries.
2.TheCommissionisherebyauthorizedtonegotiatethe
agreementsprovidedforinparagraph1.Article1
Communityresearchandcoordinationprogrammesdefined
intheAnnexheretoareherebyadoptedfortheperiod1988
to1992inthefollowingfields:
—fisheriesmanagement ,
—fishingmethods,
—aquaculture ,
—upgradingoffisheryproducts .
DoneatLuxemburg ,19October1987.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
L.T0RN/ESArticle2
TheestimatedtotalcostofexecutingtheCommunity
programmesreferredtoinArticle1is30millionECU.

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ANNEX
CONTENT OFTHERESEARCH ANDCOORDINATION PROGRAMMES
1.FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
1.1.Communityresearchprogrammes
1.1.1.ResearchontheabundanceanddistributionofstocksofprimeimportancetotheCommunity ,using
existingevaluationtechniques,andonthebiologicalcharacteristics ofsuchstocks.
1.1.2.Researchanddevelopmentofmulti-speciesbiologicalmodels,includingthecollectionofappropriate
data.
1.1.3.Developmentofamulti-disciplinary approachtofisheriesmanagementallowingthebiological,technical
andeconomicaspectsthereoftobetakenintoaccount.Thisapproachwillbedirectedinitiallytowards
analysingthestructureoffleets,undertakingsandthemarket.
1.1.4.Researchonthespecificenvironmental problemswithparticulareffectonstocksandfishingactivities
(pollution/diseases/parasites).
1.2.Communityresearchcoordinationprogrammes
1.2.1.Developmentofsimplemethodsforevaluatingstocksonwhichlittleinformationisavailable.
1.2.2.Coordination ofresearchintothecapacityofthevariousfishingfleetsandthechoiceofstatistical
parametersandthecollectionofdata.
1.2.3.Methodologyofthecollectingandprocessingofbasicdataforthemanagementoffishresources.
1.2.4.Coordinationofdatarelatingtoenvironmental factorswithparticulareffectonstocksandfishingactivities
(pollution/diseases/parasites).
2.FISHINGTECHNIQUES
2.1.Communityresearchprogrammes
2.1.1.Developmentoffuel-savinggear.
2.1.2.Improvementofstaticgear.
2.1.3.Developmentofspeciesselectivegear.
2.2.Communityresearchcoordinationprogrammes
2.2.1.Testingtechniquesandinstrumentation .
2.2.2.Fuelsaving.
2.2.3.Selectivityoffishinggear.
2.2.4.Catchquality.
3.AQUACULTURE
3.1.Communityresearchprogrammes
3.1.1.Studyoftheearlygrowthstagesofrearedspecies,includingshellfishfarmingandcost-effectiveness offish
feeds.
3.1.2.Identification andtreatmentofdiseasesoffishandshellfish.
3.1.3.Geneticresearchandconservationofgametes.
3.1.4.Researchoninteractionbetweenthefish-farmingenvironmentandthespeciesfarmed.
3.2.Communityresearchcoordinationprogrammes
3.2.1.Coordination ofdataonthemassproductionoflivefoodsforaquaculturespecies.
3.2.2.Low-costrearingandon-growingofmolluscspat.

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3.2.3.Geneticsofcultivableinvertebrateaquaticspecies.
3.2.4.Smoltqualityuntiltheirreleaseintothesea.
3.2.5.Effectivenessandprofitabilityofvariousfish-farmingtechniquesandstructures.
3.2.6.Aquacultureandenvironment .
4.UPGRADING OFFISHERYPRODUCTS
4.1.Communityresearchprogrammes
4.1.1.Improvementoftechniquesforhandling,storing,processingandpackagingfishandshellfish.
4.1.2.Enhancementofthevalueoflandingsoffishandshellfish.
4.1.3.Recoveryofedibleproteinandothercomponentsfromfishandshellfish.
4.2.Communityresearchcoordinationprogrammes
4.2.1.Standardization anddevelopmentofanalyticmethodsforfisheryproducts.
4.2.2.Consumerresponseanddemandstudies.