Federal Law No. 333-FZ amending Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Fishing authorization Non-commercial fishing Fishing charge Foreign fishing Fishery management and conservation Artisanal fishing Authorization/permit 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 The Law enters into force on 1 January 2008. Abstract Item 9 of the Article 1 shall acquire a new wording: “Fisheries shall be charged except for cases envisaged by the Federal Laws.” Article 12 shall acquire a new wording: “Fishing rights can be restricted in accordance with Federal Laws and international agreements concluded by the Russian Federation.” Paragraph 1 of the Article 15 shall acquire a new wording: “The list of aquatic biological resources subject to fishing shall be validated by the authorized federal fisheries institution.” Article 16 shall be supplemented with item 4 of the following wording: “Fisheries as entrepreneurial activity shall be prohibited to foreign legal and natural persons from fishing vessels owned by foreigners if not otherwise envisaged by the present Federal Law and other Federal Laws.” Item 3 of the Article 21 shall acquire a new wording: “Catch (harvest) of aquatic biological resources for scientific research and control purposes shall be carried out within the quotas set for such purposes in accordance with state monitoring of aquatic biodiversity.” Item 1 of the Article 24 shall acquire a new wording: “Citizens shall be granted the right to carry out artisanal and sport fisheries without any authorization and free of charge in the waterbodies of common use if it is not otherwise envisaged by the present Federal Law. Restrictions on artisanal and sport fisheries can be imposed in accordance with the Article 26 of the present Federal Law.” Full text Russian Website www.garant.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