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Ministerial Decree No. 1353 validating the Complex program for to prevention of illegal fisheries by foreign fishing vessels in the territorial sea and EEZ of the Ukraine for the period of 2002-2006.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002 (2003)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Foreign fishing Fishing vessel Enforcement/compliance Maritime zone
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

The purpose of the Complex program is strengthen the protection of the national economic interests by means of repression of illegal fisheries, prevention of the infringement of the national legislation by foreign fishing vessels in the EEZ. The main targets of the Complex program are: 1) improvement of the mechanism of the regulation of activity of the bodies concerned as regards repression of illegal fisheries by foreign fishing vessels in the EEZ; 2) coordination of activity of the central executive bodies concerned as regards ensuring protection of living natural resources and enforcement of the legislation within EEZ. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy jointly with State Coastal Guard for the purpose of the infringement of the legislation in the sphere of management of living aquatic biodiversity within EEZ must set up distant monitoring system of fishing vessels.

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Ukrainian