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Three research vessels are in service. In addition, pri- 
vately owned deep-sea trawlers have been chartered by the 
government to carry out exploratory fishing in new fishing 
grounds. 
The research work of both the Institute of Sea Fishery 
and the Institute for Coastal and Freshwater Fishery studies 
biological control of commercial fish populations, fluctua- 
tions in stock size, seasonal movements and their influence 
on the fishing yield, and the exploration of new fishing 
grounds. The main task of the Institute for Fishing Tech- 
nique is to improve existing fishing techniques and to 
develop new ones. The Institute for Biochemistry and Tech- 
nology works to improve the quality and storage life of fish 
and fish products. 
The West Germany Deep Sea Trawler Association works 
closely in cooperation with the federal agencies in develop- 
ing the working program of their research vessel Walter 
Herwig, which is used in investigations of fishing tech- 
niques, new grounds, and handling and processing the catch at 
sea. 
Management programs 
The West Germany Federal Government favors fish con- 
servation, citing itsS own past and ongoing research efforts 
in fish stock management for the general benefit of all fish- 
ing countries. Despite the threat to her own fishing inter- 
ests, West Germany believes that establishment of 200-mile 
limits by coastal states will result in better management and 
conservation of fish stocks. West Germany officials feel that 
fish stock protection measures taken by Fishery Commissions 
have generally been too weak and too late. 
West Germany's own territorial waters are relatively 
limited and actually fall within the jurisdiction of the 
Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission and the Northeast Atlantic 
Fisheries Commission. West Germany is a member of both of 
the foregoing commissions and also of the International Com- 
mission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. 
In addition to membership in the international com- 
missions, West Germany has agreements with several other 
countries. For example, in 1974 it made an agreement with 
Poland which allows West Germany cutters to fish for salmon 
in Polish waters outside a limit of 6 nautical miles. It has 
also held talks with Norway, Mexico, Canada, and the United 
States concerning future cooperation in fisheries. 
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