To achieve 90% of the performance targets set in the Schedules to the Service Level Agreement.To achieve 80% of the milestones agreed for Research and Development projects.To maintain, pro rata, FRS' publication output per member of staff.To produce 12 information pamphlets for the industry in the course of the year.Quality of ServiceTo submit the scientific work of the Fisheries Management Programme at the Marine Laboratory to a peer review by a visiting group and for the group to report by May 2000.To submit by March 2000 the quality manuals and documentation which are required for the accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, of the monitoring programmes for algal toxins, microbiological contamination of shellfish, List II viral diseases of fish, and sampling of fish for residues of veterinary medicines.Efficiency targetsTo carry out the agreed programme for the Scottish Executive within the agreed budget.To recover full economic costs from external customers.To restrict administrative costs to a maximum of 18% of the total running costs.To restrict the Support Services Staff to 30% of the total staff numbers.To increase research vessel utilisation to 540 days per year, operating at a daily cost of £5,300 (Scotia) and £2,500 (Clupea).These various tasks should provide a sound basis for evaluating performance by establishing a time series for certain indicators and by requiring external scrutiny by external accreditors and scientific peers.