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--Assistance to help solve marketing problems encounter- 
ed by segments of the industry ($10 million). 
In March 1976 the Minister for Fisheries announced that the 
assistance program would continue in fiscal year 1976-77 
with authorized funding of $44 million. 
The Canadian Government does not rely on foreign assist- 
ance to support its fisheries programs. 
Research programs 
According to a Fisheries and Marine Service official, 
the nature of Government research has changed over the past 
several years. The thrust has changed from descriptive 
research, such as data gathering, to applied research which 
can be put to practical use. Emphasis is placed on inter- 
relationships among fish stocks. 
Fishery research is conducted to obtain information 
needed for effectively developing and managing fisheries 
resources and for providing aquatic life forms with a 
biologically suitable environment. Recent projects have 
included investigations in groundfish rehabilitation, market 
assessment of underutilized species such as capelin, and 
the development of technology required for aquaculture 
programs. Data obtained is provided to international commis-— 
sions which manage common property fisheries resources. 
According to a Fisheries and Marine Service official, 
there are four major laboratories conducting biological 
research and two conducting marketing research. The Service 
also operates a substantial fleet of about 660 vessels which 
support fisheries research, protection, and survey programs. 
Additionally, vessels from foreign countries are chartered 
to do research on new fishing techniques. The cost of all 
vessel operations is about $38 million annually. 
Management programs 
The Fisheries and Marine Service attempts to manage 
fish stocks by controlling levels of fishing effort rather 
than by establishing specific harvest limits. The Service 
attempts to limit fleet size to keep it at a level commensu- 
rate with fish stocks available. In the late 1960s, Canada 
first introduced legislation to limit fishing licenses in 
two specialized fisheries--the Atlantic coast lobster fishery 
and the Pacific coast salmon fishery. The lobster limitation 
program was introduced in two regions of the Maritime Prov- 
inces in 1967 when a higher limit was placed on the number 
of operators that could participate in each region. The 
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