Order No. 142 of the Ministry of Agriculture regarding crab fishing in the Far East. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Crustaceans Fishing gear/fishing method 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 Minister orders that for the period of 2006 – 2007 for crab fishing in the internal sea, territorial sea and the continental shelf of the Russian Federation of the Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Bering Sea, East Siberian Sea, Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk and Tchukotka Sea shall be used traps with side opening of no less than 350 mm edgewise and no less than 400 mm high which shall be meshed with the main webbing by fibre thread not impregnated with substances preventing decomposition of 2-3 mm in diameter fixing the net to the framework. Full text Russian Website www.dalryba.ru