Order No. 151 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Fisheries Regulation for the Far-Eastern basin.

Subject

Fisheries

Keyword

Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Coastal zone management Non-commercial fishing Artisanal fishing Fishing gear/fishing method Bycatch Research Foreign fishing Fishery management and conservation

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 Order regulates fisheries owned by Russian legal persons and individual entrepreneurs, including communities of sparse indigenous populations, in inland waters, including internal seas, territorial seas, the EEZ and on the continental shelf of the Russian Federation, and by the foreign legal and natural persons carrying out fishing activities in accordance with Russian legislation and international agreements. The Far-Eastern basin includes the Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. This Order shall apply to industrial fisheries, including coastal fisheries, fisheries for the purpose of scientific research, educational purposes, stock enhancement and acclimatization, and artisanal and sport fishing. The Fisheries Regulation establishes: (a) the rights of the managers of fish stocks; (b) the list of documents authorizing fisheries; (c) prohibited fishing areas; (d) fishing gear, including rigging, and methods; (e) minimum mesh size and dimensions; (f) allowable bycatch of fry; and (g) allowable bycatch.

Full text

Russian

Website

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References - Legislation

Implements

Federal Law No. 166-FZ on fisheries and conservation of aquatic biological resources.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2004 (2019)

Keyword: Framework law, Inland fisheries, Aquaculture, EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone, Territorial sea, Continental shelf, Marine fisheries, Artisanal fishing, Non-commercial fishing, Foreign fishing, Fishing authorization, Fishing area, Total allowable catch, Allocation/quota, Fishing vessel, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Fishery management and conservation, Traditional rights/customary rights, Exploration, Contract/agreement, Offences/penalties, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Maritime zone, Aquatic animals, Marine mammals, Marine protected areas, Protection of habitats, Protection of species, Protected area

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Order No. 521 of the Ministry of Agriculture amending Order No. 151 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating Fisheries Regulation for the Far Eastern Basin.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Marine fishes, Fish products

Source: FAO, FAOLEX