Ministerial Decree No. 548 validating the Regulation of foreign branches of the Federal Fisheries Agency. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2008 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Institution 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 Ministerial Decree establishes the terms and conditions of the functioning of branches of the Federal Fisheries Agency abroad. The main tasks of foreign branches of the Federal Fisheries Agency shall be: (a) representation of the interests of the Russian Federation in the host states; (b) assistance in the application of measures originating from international fisheries agreements concluded by the Russian Federation; (c) assistance to the Russian shipowners carrying out fisheries in the territorial sea and EEZ of host states; and (d) information of federal executive bodies concerned in the sphere of fisheries in relation to fisheries policy of host state. Full text Russian Website www.systema.ru