Ministerial Decree No.1712 of 2000 regarding use of some aquatic invertebrates. Country/Territory Kazakhstan Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Inland fisheries Aquatic animals Fishery management and conservation Management/conservation Protection of habitats Inland waters Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Entry into force notes Entry into force from the date of signature. Abstract The Government, for the purpose of rational use of some aquatic invertebrates, decrees to entitle the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection to establish the list of water bodies that are the natural habitats of aquatic invertebrates Artemia salina and gammarus in which catch of the aforementioned species is authorized. Water invertebrates confiscated in cases of illegal catch and illegal export shall be handed over to state enterprise “Okhotzooprom” subordinated to the Committee of Forestry, Fisheries and Hunting attached to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection. Full text Russian