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The Danish Directorate of Fisheries works for commercial fisheries to be balanced and economically healthy, for sustainable fishing and to maintain recreational fishing. The Directorate is part of The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries; it was established in its present form in 1995.
The main tasks of the Directorate is to:
- Give service to the Minister and the political level, help making law proposals and take part in international negociations
- Make rules and regulate and administer fishing in Denmark
- Inspect and control fishing activities
- Make primary statistics on fisheries
The Directorate has a central unit in Copenhagen, three Inspectorates and four inspection vessels.
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