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Ministerial Decree No.226 of 1999 regarding setting up branch system of monitoring of aquatic biodiversity resources, observation and control over fishing vessels.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Biodiversity Marine fisheries Equipment Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Navigation High seas Research Foreign fishing Fishing vessel Data collection/reporting Maritime zone
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
Entry into force notes
Entry into force from the date of signature.
Abstract

The Government, for the purpose of ensuring economic security of the Russian Federation, rational use, study and conservation of aquatic biodiversity of internal sea, territorial sea, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, Caspian sea and Sea of Azov, as well as for the purpose of observation and control of the Russian fishing vessels outside the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation, decrees as follows: 1) To establish that Russian fishing vessels carrying out catch and harvest of aquatic biodiversity and research within internal sea, territorial sea, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, Caspian sea and Sea of Azov and the open area of the World Ocean and exclusive economic zones of foreign states, must be equipped with technical means of control guaranteeing permanent automatic transmission of data regarding the position of vessel, volume of aquatic biodiversity and fish products on board and other fisheries data established by the Federal Fisheries Committee; 2) The Federal Fisheries Committee must cancel licences issued for catch and harvest of aquatic biodiversity, revoke quotas for catch of aquatic biodiversity for the period for up to 2 years, suspend or cancel the vessel copy of licence for industrial fishing for the Russian and foreign fishing vessels in case of lack on board of the vessel of technical equipment for control, lack of information as regards the position of vessel and violation of the established modalities of passing control points in the process of carrying out catch and harvest of aquatic biodiversity or marine research in the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation.

Full text
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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Order No. 76 of the Federal Fisheries Agency regarding the improvement of branch monitoring system of aquatic biological resources, supervision and control over fishing vessels.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001

Keyword: Marine fisheries, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Institution, Fishing vessel, Equipment, Data collection/reporting, Research, Exploration, Fishery management and conservation, Maritime zone

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 361 of the Federal Fisheries Committee introducing the additional arrangements for ensuring the functioning of technical inspection of fisheries and the information system “Fisheries”.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2001

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Foreign fishing, Fishing vessel, Data collection/reporting, Fishing authorization, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Fishery management and conservation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX