<s>[INST] The next text is a question of a member of the European parliament:"Article 8(2) of Regulation No 3699/93(1) of 21December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products, sets out the measures to stop vessels' fishing activities permanently, and further stipulates that for vessels of less than 25 gross registered tonnes only the scrapping of the vessel may qualify for official aid.  This implies that vessels of great ethnological, historical or artistic interest should be destroyed indiscriminately - a practice already applied to vessels operating off the coasts of the Balearic Islands and Catalonia - despite the fact that they could remain seaworthy and continue to sail, whilst undertaking not to engage further in fishing activities.  Can the Commission say whether it intends to make the aforementioned regulations more flexible, so that stopping vessels' activities permanently becomes just one of a number of equally viable options and a suitable further use can be found for those fishing vessels seeking to cease operations under this procedure?    (1)OJ L 346, 31.12.1993, p. 1."
Analyze carefully the text and assign it to the most relevant policy area among those listed below. Do not explain your answer and return only a number.
Policy area numbers: 1 = Macroeconomics
2 = Civil Rights, Minority Issues and Civil Liberties
3 = Health
4 = Agriculture and Fisheries
5 = Labour, employment and pensions
6 = Education
7 = Environment
8 = Energy
9 = Immigration
10 = Transportation
12 = Law and Crime
13 = Social welfare
14 = Regional and Urban issues and Planning
15 = Banking, finance and domestic commerce issues
16 = Defence
17 = Space, science, technology, and communications issues
18 = Foreign trade
19 = International affairs and foreign aid
20 = Governance and government
21 = Public Lands, Water Management and Territorial Issues
23 = Culture and media
[/INST]. Answer = [4]. </s>
Article 8(2) of Regulation No 3699/93(1) of 21December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products, sets out the measures to stop vessels' fishing activities permanently, and further stipulates that for vessels of less than 25 gross registered tonnes only the scrapping of the vessel may qualify for official aid.  This implies that vessels of great ethnological, historical or artistic interest should be destroyed indiscriminately - a practice already applied to vessels operating off the coasts of the Balearic Islands and Catalonia - despite the fact that they could remain seaworthy and continue to sail, whilst undertaking not to engage further in fishing activities.  Can the Commission say whether it intends to make the aforementioned regulations more flexible, so that stopping vessels' activities permanently becomes just one of a number of equally viable options and a suitable further use can be found for those fishing vessels seeking to cease operations under this procedure?    (1)OJ L 346, 31.12.1993, p. 1.