Ministerial Decree No. 1192 validating the Provisional Regulation on fisheries and fishing. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Continental shelf EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Marine fishes Freshwater fishes Aquatic plants Aquatic animals Crustaceans Molluscs Biodiversity Maritime zone Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Abstract The Provisional Regulation is composed of 11 Sections. Provisional Regulation regards protection, management and creation of aquatic living resources, conducting fisheries and fishing. Fisheries is a branch of the national economy which purpose is research, protection, management creation on scientific basis of aquatic living biodiversity for the purpose of conservation of various types of fish products, fodder, technical and medical products. Fisheries must be carried out in the surface water, territorial waters, EEZ of the Ukraine, continental shelf of the Ukraine and also in the open sea and foreign EEZ. The term living aquatic resources refers to: 1) freshwater fishes, marine fishes, anadromous fishes; 2) cyclostomata; 3) marine mammals, including cephalopoda molluscs; 4) crustacean; 5) algae and aquatic plants. The main principles of carrying out fisheries and fishing include: 1) non violation of habitats of fish stocks; 2) protection of fish stocks against poaching; 3) observance of the established quotas, fishing seasons and regulations of management of living aquatic resources; 4) ensuring scientifically substantiated rational management of living aquatic biodiversity. Full text Ukrainian References - Legislation Implements Law No. 2894-III of 2001 on wildlife. Legislation | Ukraine | 2001 Keyword: Basic legislation, Management/conservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Education, Monitoring, Research, Institution, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Joint Order No. 248/273 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and of the Ministry of Environmental Protection validating the Regulation on the modalities of calculation of damage caused to fisheries as a result of violation of regulations on fisheries and protection of aquatic living resources. Legislation | Ukraine | 2004 Keyword: EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Marine fishes, Freshwater fishes, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 164 of the State Fisheries Department validating the Regulation on industrial fisheries in the Black Sea. Legislation | Ukraine | 1998 (2004) Keyword: Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Fishing charge, Fishing authorization, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Bycatch, Fishing gear/fishing method, Marking/identification, Foreign fishing, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 215 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy validating the Regulation on the modalities of stock enhancement of living aquatic resources. Legislation | Ukraine | 2004 Keyword: Stock enhancement/repopulation, Freshwater fishes, Diadromous fish, Aquaculture, Authorization/permit, Fish disease, Registration, Fishery management and conservation, Animal health, Aquatic animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 324 of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy validating the Regulation on the public fishing inspectors. Legislation | Ukraine | 2002 Keyword: Inspection, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX