Data collection
Article 77
1. The EMFF shall support the collection, management and use of data, as provided for in Article 25(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and further specified in Regulation (EC) No 199/2008. 2. In particular, the following types of operations shall be eligible: (a) the collection, management and use of data for the purpose of scientific analysis and implementation of the CFP; (b) national, transnational and subnational multiannual sampling programmes, provided that they relate to stocks covered by the CFP; (c) at-sea monitoring of commercial and recreational fisheries, including monitoring of by-catch of marine organisms such as marine mammals and birds; (d) research surveys at sea; (e) the participation of representatives of Member States and regional authorities in regional coordination meetings, meetings of regional fisheries management organisations of which the Union is a contracting party or an observer, or meetings of international bodies responsible for providing scientific advice; (f) the improvement of data collection and data management systems and the implementation of pilot studies to improve existing data collection and data management systems.