Guidelines on the granting of subsidies to promote the maintenance of Lower-Saxony inland waters. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Niedersachsen Document type Miscellaneous Date 2001 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Water Keyword Freshwater fishes Stock enhancement/repopulation Subsidy/incentive Fishery management and conservation Freshwater pollution Inland waters Pollution control Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Entry into force notes The present Guidelines enter into force on 1 December 2001. Abstract The present Guidelines lays down provisions relating to the granting of allowances to promote the maintenance of Lower-Saxony inland waters. Being an essential part of the landscape of the Land Lower Saxony, the purpose of the Guidelines is to conserve or reinstate in inland waters a sound biological balance by means of a balanced and varied fish stock , and also to create for the largest possible number of users better and further possibilities to practice recreational fishing The text consists of 8 articles. Full text German Website www.niedersachsen.de