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share a headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland. These two 
organizations provide an important link between the Govern- 
ment fishery departments and the industry they serve. 
Support programs 
According to the White Fish Authority, operational sub- 
sidies were introduced in the beginning of 1975 to last for 
a 6-month period. This was done to avoid a radical reduction 
in the fishing fleet. Subsidies were in the form of flat 
rate, daily payments apportioned according to vessel size; 
the larger the vessel, the greater the flat rate. The total 
subsidy was estimated at $14,688,000. From April 1974 to 
April 1975 the government also approved 14,732 grants total- 
ing $123,941,000, and 2,837 loans totaling $103,414,000. 
These loans and grants could be used for purchase and initial 
outfitting of new boats, purchase of second hand boats, im- 
provements, reconditioning, and new motors. 
Research programs 
The principal Government fisheries research stations 
are the Fisheries Laboratory at Lowestoft, the Marine Labo- 
ratory and the Terry Research Station both at Aberdeen. The 
Fisheries Laboratory at Lowestoft is concerned with the 
study of marine fish resources, their viability and con- 
servation, and methods of catching fish. Branch laboratories 
at Burnham on Crouch and at Conway are primarily concerned 
with inshore and shellfish research. The Marine Laboratory 
in Aberdeen provides similar research support for Scottish 
fisheries. Terry Research Station, together with its branch 
in Hull, the Humber Laboratory, provides facilities for 
studying problems related to the handling, processing, and 
distribution of fish as food. Freshwater fishery research is 
done by the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory in 
London, who have a branch at Weymouth concerned principally 
with fish diseases; the Scottish counterpart is the Fresh- 
water Fisheries Laboratory at Pitlochry. 
Management programs 
Several officials we interviewed in the United Kingdom 
mentioned the inadequacy of current conservation measures. 
They affirmed that quota agreements which have been the basis 
of international catch control are ineffective. Industry 
spokesmen stated that, although the United Kingdom has abided 
by the quotas and gear restrictions imposed by the Common 
Fisheries Policy of the EEC, they feel other EEC members have 
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