Governor’s Decree No. 23 on allotment of quotas and fishing areas in the internal sea, territorial sea and continental waterbodies. Country/Territory Russian Federation Territorial subdivision Primorie Document type Regulation Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Allocation/quota Fishing area Fishing vessel 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 This Governor’s Decree establishes that industrial fisheries shall be carried out by natural and legal persons in possession of fishing licence. The distribution of quotas among the applicants shall be carried out with the consideration of the following factors: (a) availability of fishing licence and fishing vessels; (b) availability of fishing areas and fishing gear; (c) delivery of fish products to the fish-processing enterprises; (d) availability of one’s own fish-processing enterprises; (e) carrying out stock enhancement arrangements; (f) absence of tax arrears; and (g) absence of the violations of environmental legislation and fisheries regulations. Full text Russian Website www.dalryba.ru