Since 2000 the Italian Coast Guard (Comando Generale del Corpo delle Capitanerie di Porto - Guardia Costiera) entrusted ISMAR-CNR, Sezione di Ancona with courses to qualify and update the military acting as fisheries inspectors. An accurate control performed by qualified staff is regarded as essential by EC in order to achieve the aims of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The Fishery Biology Unit has the scientific and logistic responsibility of these courses, aimed at providing adequate biological and technological information on fishery and resource management problems, as well as an update on the National and European legislation in force, towards a responsible management of fishery resources.  

In order to support this field of activity, the Fishery Biology Unit staff has developed an electronic database concerning Italian (National and Regional) and European (mainly regarding the Mediterranean region) legislation on Fisheries, commercialization of fisheries products, resource management and environmental conservation. This database, and all related documents, are available on both digital and paper support and are accessible online.