Order No. 344/2016 approving the Regulation of the Fund for the Sea Management. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Serie, No. 250 of 30 December 2016. Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Special fund Fishery management and conservation Capacity building Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation Marine area Monitoring Navigation Pollution control Protection of environment Transport/storage Research Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Order approves the Regulation of the Fund for the Sea Management ('Fundo Azul'). This Regulation, consisting of 37 articles divided into four Chapters, establishes the composition, duties, rules and procedural matters for managing the above mentioned Fund, created by Decree-Law No. 16/2016. The the support provided for in this Regulation is intended to contribute to the development of the marine economy, to promote scientific and technological research in this field, to promote the protection and monitoring of the marine environment and to enhance maritime safety. The Regulation is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Functioning (Chap. II); Regime of supports (Chap. III); Final provisions (Chap. IV). Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Implements Decree-Law No. 16/2016 creating the Fund for the Sea Management. Legislation | Portugal | 2016 Keyword: Special fund, Fishery management and conservation, Capacity building, School feeding, Food security, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Marine area, Monitoring, Navigation, Pollution control, Protection of environment, Transport/storage, Research Source: FAO, FAOLEX