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	Data processing A nationwide network has been established, connecting 24 fishery inspection offices with the IMBC. Fishery inspectors collect data monthly, providing information on landings, fishing effort, biological parameters of the catch and socio-economics of the fishing fleet. Reporting takes place by means of dial-up or Internet networking. The main server of the network is located in the Institute's main building in Iraklion. The system is designed to support information feedback to any Internet user through the World Wide Web, with a realtime connection to the main database. The data processing system is designed to provide standard information on the total catch, as well as the distribution of the catch per fleet segment, and species, etc; the catch per unit effort; the geographic origin of the catch; the fishing effort distribution per fleet segment; the cost per unit effort; human involvement; other user-specified information. The system is also used to provide data on the fishing pressure of the Greek fishing fleet in accordance with EU regulations. Scientific information derived from various research projects is also gathered and entered into the database. The amount and variety of data so far collected have allowed the exploitation pattern of several stocks to be analysed and certain trends in the composition of the landings to be identified. For the economics of the fishing fleet and, in addition, the aquaculture units, a complementary network has been set up in collaboration with the Agricultural Bank of Greece, connecting 25 bank branches with the Directorate of Animal Production and the IMBC. This network provides information on the loans and subsidies of the fishing fleet and aquaculture units as well as the production of the aquaculture units.
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