Official Letter No. U-02-952 of the Federal Fishery Agency destined for directors of territorial bodies of the Federal Fishery Agency. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, General Keyword Fishery management and conservation Non-commercial fishing Artisanal fishing 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 Administrative official letter, with a view of prevention of the importation and spread of new coronavirus infection caused by COVID-19, in the process of performing artisanal fishing, recommends to examine together with regional executive bodies the issue of prohibition of artisanal fishing in the regions for the period of restrictive measures adopted by the President of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Russian Federation. Full text Russian Website www.ohotniki.ru References - Legislation Implements Governmental Decree No. 1716 validating the List of cases of regulation of artisanal fishing by normative legal acts of public authorities of subjects of the Russian Federation in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2019 Keyword: Risk assessment/management, Hazards, Public health, Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Marine fisheries, Non-commercial fishing, Artisanal fishing Source: FAO, FAOLEX