Decree-Law No. 320/93 approving the Regulation on the General Direction of Fisheries.

The General Direction of Fisheries (DGP) is an operative service of the Ministry of the Sea with an autonomous administration. Its duties are: studying, coordinating and controlling fishing activity; collaborating on national fisheries; controlling maritime fisheries, aquaculture, marine salt extraction, treatment and marketing of fishing products industry; guaranteeing the protection, conservation and management of living marine resources; authorizing productivity methods; promoting studies; disseminating information, etc.