Decree-Law No. 165/78 concerning the duties of the National Institute for Fishing Research. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1978 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 153/78, 6 July 1978, pp. 1245 and 1246. Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution Research Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law establishes that the National Institute for Fishing Research may purchase, construct, lease, or use foreign or national fishing vessels upon authorisation by the Fishing Secretary of State, according to international agreements and for the purposes of experimenting new techniques of fishing and fish treatment. Full text Portuguese