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Federal Law No. 319-FZ amending Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Legislation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Marine fisheries EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Territorial sea Continental shelf Fishery management and conservation Coastal zone management Total allowable catch Allocation/quota Maritime zone
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
This Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Federal Law improves the legal regulation of relations in the field of coastal, industrial and other types of fisheries. Specificity of industrial and coastal fisheries in the inland sea waters of the Russian Federation, in the territorial sea and on the continental shelf of Russia, as well as in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, the Caspian Sea, the open sea and the areas of operation of Russia's international treaties in the field of fisheries and the conservation of aquatic biological resources is determined. The types of quotas for the catch of aquatic biological resources are being revised. Quotas for investment purposes are introduced. The procedure for distributing the total allowable catch of aquatic biological resources and the quotas for the catch (harvesting) of such resources, including distribution thereof between legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, is established. The powers of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of fisheries have been clarified.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.pnp.ru

References - Legislation

Amends

Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2004 (2019)

Keyword: Framework law, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Marine fisheries, Artisanal fishing, Non-commercial fishing, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Fishing area, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Fishing vessel, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Fishery management and conservation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Exploration, Contract/agreement, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Maritime zone, Aquatic animals, Marine mammals, Marine protected areas, Protection of habitats, Protection of species, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX