A framework for Mediterranean fishery resource projects
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3499/91 of 28 November 1991, providing a Community framework for studies and pilot projects relating to the conservation and management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean, sets out that: A Community financial contribution may be granted for studies and pilot projects in this field under conditions to be determined by the Commission; priority areas for the above cover the structures of traditional fisheries, the development of specialized fisheries (such as sponge, coral sea urchin and seaweed fisheries), the control of fishing activities, the development of a statistical network, the coordination of research and of the use of scientific data. The Commission shall decide upon the studies and pilot projects after consulting the Standing Committee on the Fishing Industry. The Regulation enters into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.