Decree No.118-SF of 1997 of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly regarding system of state management of fisheries. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Institution Biodiversity Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of its official publication. Abstract Council of the Federation notes that conservation of the richest stock of fish of Russia, ensuring its rational use and protection and the solution of other problems of fishing industry can be carried out exclusively by means of common system of state management of aquatic biodiversity. Council of the Federation recommends the Government to strengthen state control over management of aquatic biodiversity. Full text Russian