Over the years, the Department developed activities in multidisciplinary fields, concerning the sustainable use of marine resources, the development and sound management of fisheries and aquaculture, the marine ecology, the protection of endangered species and habitats, physical and chemical oceanography, and the prevention and combat of marine pollution. Furthermore, within the framework of the fisheries development, the Department promotes supporting programmes to the fishermen including, inter alia, the construction of fishing shelters. It is also responsible for the enforcement of the relative Legislation.