Order No. 139 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating Fisheries Regulation in the Sea of Azov. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Allocation/quota Marine fishes Diadromous fish Marine mammals Aquatic plants Fishing gear/fishing method Marking/identification Protection of species Fishery management and conservation Aquatic animals 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 The present Regulation is the common compulsory document regulating catch of aquatic biological resources (fishes, mammals, invertebrates and plants) in the Sea of Azov and in the Gulf of Kerch by natural and legal persons and ensuring protection of aquatic biological resources and their natural habitats. Utilization of aquatic biological resources shall be carried out by the Russian Federation and by the Ukraine within the limits of the national quotas fixed annually by the authorized institutions of both the states and distributed by species. Fisheries shall be carried out in accordance with fishing authorizations issued by fishing inspection. The users engaged in fisheries must not exceed the fixed quotas and the number of the authorized fishing gear. Fishing gear must be marked for the purpose of its identification. It is prohibited to register and report data regarding catch of aquatic biological resources distorting the real amount of catch, fishing areas and types of fisheries. Fisheries of white sturgeon, starlet and dolphins is prohibited everywhere. Full text Russian Website www.dalryba.vladivostok.ru References - Legislation Amended by Order No. 444 of the Federal Fisheries Committee amending Order No. 139 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating Fisheries Regulation in the Sea of Azov. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Marine fishes, Diadromous fish, Marine mammals, Aquatic plants, Fishing gear/fishing method, Registration, Marking/identification, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Aquatic animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order No. 67 of the Federal Fisheries Committee amending Order No. 139 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating Fisheries Regulation in the Sea of Azov. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Marine fishes, Diadromous fish, Marine mammals, Aquatic plants, Fishing gear/fishing method, Mesh, Marking/identification, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Aquatic animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Order No. 444 of the Federal Fisheries Committee amending Order No. 139 of the Federal Fisheries Committee validating Fisheries Regulation in the Sea of Azov. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2002 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Allocation/quota, Marine fishes, Diadromous fish, Marine mammals, Aquatic plants, Fishing gear/fishing method, Registration, Marking/identification, Protection of species, Fishery management and conservation, Aquatic animals Source: FAO, FAOLEX