Governor’s Decree No. 145 on allocation of fishing areas. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Astrakhan Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Fishing area Classification/declassification Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation 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 Abstract The Governor, taking into consideration specificity of management of fishing water bodies and organization of fisheries therein, classifies fishing areas in conformity with the following categories: 1) column – water body or part thereof destined for catch of fish by fyke nets, invisible nets, fixed nets, sweep-nets, scrapers and hooks with bait for catch of sheat-fish; 2) stationary and seasonal fishery - an area with defined area of water and adjoining coastal zone up to 20 metres wide - towing-path destined for catch of fish by sweep nets and scrapers; 3) card-mounting fishery - an area with defined area of water and adjoining coastal zone up to 20 metres wide - towing-path destined for catch of fish by river sweep nets. Compulsory condition for obtaining industrial fisheries licence is the availability of the allocated fishing area. Full text Russian References - Legislation Implements Ministerial Decree No. 967 of 1995 regarding validation of the Regulation on licensing of industrial fisheries and fish breeding. Legislation | Russian Federation | 1995 Keyword: Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Freshwater fishes, Marine fishes, Institution, Authorization/permit, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Biodiversity, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX