CELEX: 31987D0534
Language: en
Date: 1987-10-19 00:00:00
Title: 87/534/EEC: Council Decision of 19 October 1987 adopting Community research and coordination programmes in the fisheries sector for the period 1988 to 1992

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                                                           COUNCIL
                                                          COUNCIL DECISION
                                                           of 19 October 1987
                adopting Community research and coordination programmes in the fisheries sector for the period
                                                                1988 to 1992
                                                              ( 87 / 534 / EEC )
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                                   Whereas the need to improve the methods for managing
                                                                            fishery resources in Community waters , to increase
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                       knowledge of the interaction between the various species of
Economic Community , and in particular Article 43                           fish and to develop economic research in the Community
thereof,                                                                    fisheries sector means that priority should be given to
                                                                            research in the field of fisheries management ;
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3252 / 87 of
19 October 1987 on the coordination and promotion of
research in the fisheries sector (!), and in particular Article 5           Whereas research on aquaculture should be developed with a
thereof,                                                                    view to increasing the survival and growth rates of reared
                                                                            species and improving the quality of the feed and products
                                                                            and the health situation on fish farms ;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ,
Whereas Regulation ( EEC ) No 3252 / 87 provides for the
                                                                            Whereas research involving the upgrading of fishery
implementation of Community research programmes in                          products could lead to a more rational exploitation of
areas of special Community importance and the co­                           Community production of those products for the benefit of
ordination at Community level of national research work in
the fisheries sector with a view to the achievement of the
                                                                            fishermen , the processing industry and the consumer ;
objectives of the common fisheries policy ;
                                                                            Whereas there are close interrelations between four research
Whereas , to this end , Community research and research
coordination programmes must be implemented in the fields                   topics selected and they are in line with the objectives of the
of fisheries management , fishing methods , aquaculture and                 common fisheries policy ;
the upgrading of fishery products ;
Whereas the Council Decision 87 / 516 / Euratom , EEC of 28                 Whereas this Decision constitutes an initial Community
September 1987 on the framework programme for                               measure in the field of fisheries research for the period 1988
 Community activities in the field of research and                          to 1992 ;
 technological development ( 1987 to 1991 ) ( 2 ) lays special
 importance on the promotion of research in the fisheries
 sector , and proposes to give higher priority to this area ;
                                                                            Whereas is seems appropriate to provide for the participation
                                                                             in the Community aquaculture coordinated research
                                                                            programme of third countries taking part in European
 (') See page 17 of this Official Journal .                                 cooperation in the field of technical and scientific research
 ( 2 ) OJ No L 302 , 24 . 10 . 1987 , p. 1 .                                ( COST );
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Whereas the financial requirements for the execution of the                                  Article 3
programmes must be laid down ,
                                                                  During the third year , the Commission shall assess the
                                                                  Community programmes referred to in Article 1 . For the
                                                                  purposes of this assessment the Commission shall be assisted
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :                                          by independent experts .
                                                                                             Article 4
                         Article 1                                1.    In accordance with Article 228 of the Treaty , the
                                                                  Community may conclude agreements with third countries
Community research and coordination programmes defined            taking part in European cooperation in the field of scientific
                                                                  and technical research ( COST ) in order to coordinate the
in the Annex hereto are hereby adopted for the period 1988
to 1992 in the following fields :                                 Community programme for the coordination of research
                                                                  referred to in point 3.2 of the Annex with the corresponding
— fisheries management ,                                          programmes of those countries .
— fishing methods ,
                                                                  2.     The Commission is hereby authorized to negotiate the
— aquaculture ,                                                   agreements provided for in paragraph 1 .
— upgrading of fishery products .
                                                                  Done at Luxemburg , 19 October 1987 .
                         Article 2
                                                                                                         For the Council
The estimated total cost of executing the Community                                                        The President
programmes referred to in Article 1 is 30 million ECU .                                                    L. T0RN/ES
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                                                                      ANNEX
                                  CONTENT OF THE RESEARCH AND COORDINATION PROGRAMMES
             1.         FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
             1.1 .      Community research programmes
             1.1.1 . Research on the abundance and distribution of stocks of prime importance to the Community , using
                        existing evaluation techniques , and on the biological characteristics of such stocks .
             1.1.2 . Research and development of multi-species biological models , including the collection of appropriate
                        data .
             1.1.3 . Development of a multi-disciplinary approach to fisheries management allowing the biological , technical
                        and economic aspects thereof to be taken into account . This approach will be directed initially towards
                        analysing the structure of fleets , undertakings and the market .
             1.1.4 . Research on the specific environmental problems with particular effect on stocks and fishing activities
                        ( pollution / diseases / parasites ).
             1.2 .      Community research coordination programmes
              1.2.1 . Development of simple methods for evaluating stocks on which little information is available .
             1.2.2 . Coordination of research into the capacity of the various fishing fleets and the choice of statistical
                        parameters and the collection of data .
              1.2.3 . Methodology of the collecting and processing of basic data for the management of fish resources .
              1 . 2.4 . Coordination of data relating to environmental factors with particular effect on stocks and fishing activities
                        ( pollution / diseases / parasites ).
             2.         FISHING TECHNIQUES
             2.1 .      Community research programmes
             2.1.1 . Development of fuel-saving gear .
             2.1.2 . Improvement of static gear .
             2.1.3 . Development of species selective gear .
              2.2 .     Community research coordination programmes
             2.2.1 . Testing techniques and instrumentation .
              2.2.2 . Fuel saving .
              2.2.3 . Selectivity of fishing gear .
              2.2.4 . Catch quality .
              3.        AQUACULTURE
              3.1 .     Community research programmes
              3.1.1 . Study of the early growth stages of reared species , including shellfish farming and cost-effectiveness of fish
                         feeds .
              3.1.2 . Identification and treatment of diseases of fish and shellfish .
              3.1.3 . Genetic research and conservation of gametes .
              3.1.4 . Research on interaction between the fish-farming environment and the species farmed .
              3.2 .     Community research coordination programmes
              3.2.1 . Coordination of data on the mass production of live foods for aquaculture species .
              3.2.2 . Low-cost rearing and on-growing of mollusc spat .
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            3.2.3 . Genetics of cultivable invertebrate aquatic species .
            3.2.4 . Smolt quality until their release into the sea .
            3.2.5 . Effectiveness and profitability of various fish-farming techniques and structures .
            3.2.6 . Aquaculture and environment .
            4.      UPGRADING OF FISHERY PRODUCTS
            4.1 .   Community research programmes
            4.1.1 . Improvement of techniques for handling , storing , processing and packaging fish and shellfish .
            4.1.2 . Enhancement of the value of landings of fish and shellfish .
            4.1.3 . Recovery of edible protein and other components from fish and shellfish .
            4.2 .   Community research coordination programmes
            4.2.1 . Standardization and development of analytic methods for fishery products .
            4.2.2 . Consumer response and demand studies .