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Governor’s Ordinance No. 583-r setting criteria for the distribution of quotas for catch (harvest) of aquatic biological resources.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Territorial subdivision
Astrakhan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Allocation/quota Fishing vessel Biodiversity Fishery management and conservation
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 sets the following criteria for the distribution of quotas for catch (harvest) of aquatic biological resources: 1) the number and the types of fishing vessels in ownership or on leasehold; 2) the number of fishing areas; 3) factual utilization of coastal fish processing enterprises; 4) revenues to the budgets of all level for the previous year; 5) economic efficiency of the productive activity of the enterprise; 6) mastering of quotas for the previous year; 7) lack of the infringements of the fisheries legislation in the previous year. The following categories have priority rights for the use of aquatic biodiversity: 1) legal persons and individual entrepreneurs carrying out industrial fisheries for no less than 10 years; 2) enterprises in possession of proper industrial facilities for deep processing of fresh fish; 3) legal persons and individual entrepreneurs that take active part in the stock enhancement arrangements, amelioration of natural water bodies and dredging operations in the fish passing channels.

Full text
Russian

References - Legislation

Implements

Ministerial Decree No. 1010 of 2000 regarding quotas for fishing (harvest) of aquatic biodiversity in the internal sea, territorial sea, continental shelf and Exclusive Economic Zone of the Russian Federation.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2000

Keyword: Allocation/quota, Total allowable catch, Marine fisheries, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Fishery management and conservation, Maritime zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX