Decree-Law No. 321/93 approving the National Institution for Marine Investigation. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 222/93 (I-A), 21 September 1993, pp. 5184-5191. Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Marine fisheries Institution Exploration Research Fishery management and conservation Management/conservation Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law approves the National Institution for Marine Investigation - IPIMAR. The main aim of this Fisheries Institution is to promote the research on the exploitation, management and conservation of marine resources and promote the technological development of marine activities by a scientific and technical assistance. IPIMAR shall be entitled to carry out research programmes on marine resources (including estuary and lake zones) according to a sustainable management, study marine ecosystems for a better exploitation of their resources, etc. Full text Portuguese