Up until the Seventh Framework Programme, both of these fields were covered by the same funds, and reported to the Fisheries Directorate-General, which enabled them to complement each other.
Până la adoptarea celui de-al şaptelea program-cadru, ambele domenii au fost alimentate de aceleaşi fonduri şi aparţineau de Direcţia Generală Pescuit, care le-a permis să se completeze.